Ludham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the East of Ludham Bridge, which is on the River Ant. It covers an area of 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) and had a population of 1,301 in 582 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 1,278 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
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 Bucklesham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Chillingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Davenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Edlingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Georgeham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Glentham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Haversham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Inglesham was the first of the 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Ledsham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Mersham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. All ships of the class were named after villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Mersham in Kent. Constructed at Appledore, in Devon, Mersham was launched in April 1954 and completed in January 1955. In April 1955, the ship was transferred to the French Navy and in French service, was known by its pennant number, M773, until it was renamed Violette in 1964. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the vessel undertook minesweeping duties from Brest in Brittany, before being laid up in 1965. In 1974, the ship was transferred to the Gendarmerie and undertook patrol duties until finally being decommissioned in 1987.
HMS Ottringham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Petersham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
HMS Nettleham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Thatcham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
HMS Woldingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
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