HMS Thatcham (M2790)
HMS Thatcham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Thatcham |
| Namesake: | Thatcham |
| Builder: | Jones Slip |
| Launched: | 25 September 1957 |
| Completed: | 17 April 1958 |
| Fate: | Sold 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2790 / IMS90 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Thatcham in Berkshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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