HMS Fritham (M2630)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fritham
Namesake	Fritham
Builder	Brooke Marine
Launched	24 September 1953
Completed	7 July 1954
Fate	Sold 1980
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham class minesweeper
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load
Length	100 ft (30 m) p/p 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a
Beam	21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed	14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2630 / IMS32

HMS Fritham 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 Fritham in Hampshire.

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

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Ham-class minesweepers

Royal Navy

Abbotsham Altham Arlingham Asheldham Bassingham Bedham Birdham Bisham Blunham Bodenham Boreham Bottisham Brantingham Brigham Bucklesham Cardinham Chelsham Chillingham Cobham Cranham Damerham Darsham Davenham Dittisham Downham Edlingham Elsenham Etchingham Everingham Felmersham Flintham Fordham Frettenham Fritham Georgeham Glentham Greetham Halsham Harpham Haversham Hildersham Hovingham Inglesham Isham Kingham Lasham Ledsham Littleham Ludham Malham Mersham Mickleham Mileham Neasham Nettleham Ockham Odiham Ottringham Pagham Petersham Pineham Polsham Popham Portisham Powderham Pulham Puttenham Rackham Rampisham Reedham Rendlesham Riplingham Sandringham Saxlingham Shipham Shrivenham Sidlesham Sparham Stedham Sulham Thakeham Thatcham Thornham Tibenham Tongham Tresham Warmingham Wexham Whippingham Wintringham Woldingham Wrentham Yaxham

Other operators
Royal Australian Navy	Otter (ex-Popham) Porpoise (ex-Neasham) Seal (ex-Wintringham)
French Navy	Armoise (ex-Wexham) Aubepine (ex-Rendlesham) Capucine (ex-Petersham) Dahlia (ex-Whippingham) Geranium (ex-Tibenham) Hibiscus (ex-Sparham) Hortensia (ex-Mileham) Jasmine (ex-Stedham) Jonquille (ex-Sulham) Myosotis (ex-Riplingham) Oeillet (ex-Isham) Pâquerette (ex-Kingham) Petunia (ex-Pineham) Tulipe (ex-Frettenham) Violette (ex-Mersham)
Ghana Navy	Afadzato (ex-Ottringham) Yogada (ex-Malham)
Indian Navy	Bassein (ex-Littleham) Bimlipatan (ex-Hildersham)
Libyan Navy	Brak (ex-Harpham) Zuara (ex-Greetham)
Royal Malaysian Navy	Jerong (ex-Boreham) Lanka Suka (ex-Bedham) Sri Johore (ex-Altham) Sri Perlis (ex-Asheldham) Todak (ex-Felmersham)
Royal Saudi Navy	Al Saqr (ex-Bodenham)

List of mine-countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy

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