The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers (IMS), known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. All of the ships in the class are named for British place names that end with -"ham". The parent firm that was responsible for supervising construction was Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
HMS Abbotsham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Altham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Asheldham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Bedham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Birdham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Bisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Bodenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Completed in 1953 for use in the British Royal Navy, she served as a tender to HMS Vernon between 1954 and 1955 before being placed in reserve. In 1967 she was transferred to the newly-independent country of South Yemen renamed Al Saqr. She was renamed Jihla in 1975 and discarded in 1984.
HMS Brigham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Cobham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Dittisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers built for the British Royal Navy. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Dittisham in Devon.
HMS Elsenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Harpham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. She was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed Brak. She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973.
HMS Isham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
HMS Kingham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
HMS Ledsham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Pagham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Puttenham(M2784) was a Ham-class inshore minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1956 and entered service in 1958. The 93 ships of the Ham class had names chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Puttenham.
HMS Rampisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Shipham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
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