HMS ''Boreham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore Minesweeper (ship), minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after Boreham in Essex.

References

* Ham-class minesweepers Ships built in Lowestoft 1952 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom Royal Navy ship names Ham-class minesweepers of the Royal Malaysian Navy {{malaysia-stub