HMS Rampisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
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Name | HMS Rampisham |
Namesake | Rampisham |
Builder | J. Bolson, Poole |
Launched | 1 May 1957 |
Completed | 18 October 1957 |
Fate | Sold August 1966 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2786 / IMS86 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Rampisham in Dorset.
She was renamed HMS Squirrel in December 1957, and reverted to Rampisham in December 1959.
References
edit- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)