HMS ''Chelsham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore
minesweepers
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after
Chelsham
Chelsham is a village in the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh and the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt, from London, from Oxted and from Guildford.
History Early history
Flint implements ...
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Surrey.
References
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953)
Ham-class minesweepers
Royal Navy ship names
1952 ships
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