HMS Felmersham

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|Ship country=United Kingdom

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|Ship name= HMS Felmersham

|Ship namesake=Felmersham

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|Ship launched= 24 September 1953

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|Ship completed= 11 May 1954

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|Ship fate=transferred to Malaysia, 5 March 1966

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|Ship country=Malaysia

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|Ship name=KD Todak

|Ship acquired=5 March 1966

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|Ship complement=2 officers, 13 ratings

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|Ship notes=Pennant number(s): M2627 / IMS29

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HMS Felmersham was one of 93 ships of the {{sclass2|Ham|minesweeper|4}} of inshore minesweepers.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Felmersham in Bedfordshire.

References

  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)

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Category:Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom

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