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HMS Tresham (M2736)

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History
NameHMS Tresham
NamesakeTresham
BuilderMorgan Giles
Launched11 May 1954
Completed10 November 1955
FateSold 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2736 / IMS73

HMS Tresham 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 Tresham in Gloucestershire.

References

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