HMS Reedham (M2723)

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History
NameHMS Reedham
NamesakeReedham
BuilderSaunders-Roe
Launched19 August 1958
Completed20 November 1958
FateSold August 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2723 / IMS60

HMS Reedham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Reedham in Norfolk.

References

  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)