HMS Stedham

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HMS Stedham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.

NameHMS Stedham
NamesakeStedham
BuilderM.W. Blackmore
Launched12 January 1955
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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Stedham
NamesakeStedham
BuilderM.W. Blackmore
Launched12 January 1955
Completed28 July 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameJasmine
Acquired1955
Stricken1985
General characteristics
Class & typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2730 / IMS67
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Stedham in West Sussex.

References

  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)

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