Completed 19 March 1959 Class and type Ham-class minesweeper Launched 21 January 1958 | 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.
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