| HMS Greetham (M2632) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Greetham |
| Namesake: | Greethamdisambiguation needed |
| Builder: | Herd & McKenzie |
| Launched: | 19 April 1954 |
| Completed: | 5 February 1955 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Libya 1962 |
| Career (Libya) |  |
| Name: | Zuara |
| Acquired: | 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ham class minesweeper |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load |
| Length: |
100 ft (30 m) p/p 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
| Speed: | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament: | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2632 / IMS34 |
HMS Greetham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Greetham, Lincolnshire or Greetham, Rutland.[specify]
Greetham was transferred to Libya in 1962 and renamed Zuara. She was later acquired by a Maltese tour operator and renamed Lady Davinia. For some years she had a distinctive red and white Kit Kat paint scheme. As of 2007 she was laid up in Sliema Creek awaiting her fate.
The wreck of the Lady Davinia now is at the bottom of Sliema Creek.
Further reading[]
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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