HMS Thatcham (M2790)
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History | |
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Name | HMS Thatcham |
Namesake | Thatcham |
Builder | Jones Slip |
Launched | 25 September 1957 |
Completed | 17 April 1958 |
Fate | Sold 1986 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2790 / IMS90 |
HMS Thatcham 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 Thatcham in Berkshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)