HMS Rackham (M2722)

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History
NameHMS Rackham
NamesakeRackham
BuilderSaunders-Roe
Launched27 April 1956
Completed26 June 1956
FateSold July 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2722 / IMS59

HMS Rackham 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 Rackham in West Sussex.

References

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


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