Registration number
2740
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- HMS Portisham
Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Minesweeper
Location
Balbriggan
Vessel type
Minesweeper - Inshore
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Dorset Yacht Company, Hamworthy, Poole
Built in
1955
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
104.99 feet
(32.00m)
Breadth: Beam
21.33 feet
(6.50m)
Depth
5.91 feet
(1.80m)
Air Draft
22.97 feet
(7.00m)
Tonnage: Gross
100.00
History
PORTISHAM is one of 93 Ham Class minesweepers built in the 1950s, none of which saw active service. Commissioned in 1956, PORTISHAM was converted for training with the RNXS circa 1980 and was then sold from the Navy to a boatyard in 1989.
She remained idle until 2007, when she was bought by a private owner who immediately started to refit the vessel.
The vessel is currently located in Ireland and remains in a seaworthy condition. Source: owner, 2015
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