HMS Warmingham (M2737)

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History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Warmingham
Namesake Warmingham
Builder Thornycroft
Launched23 April 1954
Completed30 November 1956
FateSold 1983
General characteristics
Class and type Ham-classminesweeper
Notes Pennant number(s): M2737 / IMS74

HMS Warmingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. All of the ships in this class had names that were chosen from villages ending in -ham. HMS Warmingham was named after Warmingham, in Cheshire, England.

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