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HMS Ottringham (M2715)

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Name
  
HMS Ottringham

Completed
  
17 December 1958

Acquired
  
October 1959

Draft
  
1.68 m

Namesake
  
Ottringham

Name
  
GNS Afadzato

Launched
  
22 January 1958

Fate
  
transferred to Ghana, October 1959

Builder
  
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company

HMS Ottringham 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 Ottringham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

References

HMS Ottringham (M2715) Wikipedia