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HMS Wexham (M2738)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Wexham
NamesakeWexham
BuilderJason Taylor
Launched3 April 1954
Completed11 January 1955
Fatetransferred to France, 1955
France
NameArmoise
Acquired1955
Stricken1987
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
NotesPennant number(s): M2738 / IMS75

HMS Wexham was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy.

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

References

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



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