HMS Wexham

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

NameHMS Wexham
NamesakeWexham
BuilderJason Taylor
Launched3 April 1954
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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Wexham
NamesakeWexham
BuilderJason Taylor
Launched3 April 1954
Completed11 January 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameArmoise
Acquired1955
Stricken1987
General characteristics
Class & typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2738 / IMS75
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Wexham in Buckinghamshire.

References

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

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