HMS Shipham (M2726)

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

HMS Shipham, off Great Yarmouth, 1978.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Shipham
NamesakeShipham
BuilderBrooke Marine
Launched14 July 1955
Completed3 February 1956
FateSold 1986
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2726 / IMS63

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

References

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


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