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HMS Chelsham (M2616)

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Name
  
Completed
  
15 July 1953

Class and type
  
Ham class minesweeper

Launched
  
9 July 1952

Builder
  
Jones Slip

Namesake
  
Fate
  
Sold 1977

Type
  
Minesweeper

Draft
  
1.68 m

HMS Chelsham 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 Chelsham in Surrey.

References

HMS Chelsham (M2616) Wikipedia


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