HMS Thakeham (M2733)
Appearance
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Thakeham |
Namesake | Thakeham |
Builder | Fairlie Yacht |
Launched | 9 September 1957 |
Completed | 15 November 1957 |
Fate | Sold 1977 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2733 / IMS70 |
HMS Thakeham 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 Thakeham in West Sussex.
References
[edit]- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)