| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Wexham |
| Namesake | Wexham |
| Builder | Jason Taylor |
| Launched | 3 April 1954 |
| Completed | 11 January 1955 |
| Fate | Transferred to France, 1955 |
 France | |
| Name | Armoise |
| Acquired | 1955 |
| Stricken | 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2738 / IMS75 |
HMS Wexham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Wexham in Buckinghamshire.
Wexham is a civil parish in the county of Buckinghamshire in southern England. It is on the boundary of the unitary authority of Slough, its post town. Wexham Park Hospital is a large hospital on the parish border and Burnham Beeches, a forest takes in small parts of its northern land.
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.
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