HMS ''Arlingham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.
The names of these ships were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. This minesweeper was named after Arlingham in Gloucestershire.
In 1969, HMS ''Arlingham'' was rammed by a Spanish Customs launch near Gibraltar, which was later the subject of a formal complaint.
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Ham-class minesweepers
Royal Navy ship names
1953 ships
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