HMS Wexham (M2738)

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

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 and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2738 / IMS75

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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