HMS ''Davenham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore
minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after
Davenham in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
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References
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953)
Ham-class minesweepers
Royal Navy ship names
1953 ships
Ships built in Scotland
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