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HMS Yaxham (M2780)

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Name
  
HMS Yaxham

Completed
  
19 March 1959

Class and type
  
Ham-class minesweeper

Launched
  
21 January 1958

Builder
  
J. Samuel White

Namesake
  
Yaxham

Fate
  
Used as target, 1986

Construction started
  
5 November 1957

Length
  
32 m

Notes
  
Pennant number(s) M2780 / IMS80

HMS Yaxham 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 Yaxham in Norfolk.

Became survey vessel HMS Woodlark, 1964. Her final years were as the Southampton University Royal Naval Unit's training vessel. This unit now has HMS Blazer (P279), a P2000 Archer class patrol vessel.

References

HMS Yaxham (M2780) Wikipedia