HMS Reedham (M2723)

HMS Reedham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Reedham
NamesakeReedham
BuilderSaunders-Roe
Launched19 August 1958
Completed20 November 1958
FateSold August 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2723 / IMS60

The ship was named after Reedham in Norfolk. It portrayed the fictional HMS Compton in the 1959 film The Navy Lark.

References

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


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