HMS Rampisham
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. Bolson (Poole) |
| Launched: | 1st May 1957 |
| Completed: | 18th October 1957 |
| Pennant number(s): | M2786 IMS86 |
| Fate: | Sold August 1966. |
HMS Rampisham 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 Rampisham in Dorset.
She was renamed HMS Squirrel in December 1957 and reverted to Rampisham in December 1959
[edit] See also
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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