HMS Stedham (M2730)
HMS Stedham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Stedham |
| Namesake: | Stedham |
| Builder: | Wm. Blackmore |
| Launched: | 12 January 1955 |
| Completed: | 28 July 1955 |
| Fate: | transferred to France, 1955 |
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| Name: | Jasmine |
| Acquired: | 1955 |
| Stricken: | 1985 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2730 / IMS67 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Stedham in West Sussex.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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