HMS ''Felmersham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore

minesweeper 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 ...

s. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after

Felmersham Felmersham is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, on the River Great Ouse, about north west of Bedford. As a civil parish, it includes the hamlet of Radwell, and is sometimes known as Felmersham ...

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...

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*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953) 1953 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom Ham-class minesweepers Ham-class minesweepers of the Royal Malaysian Navy Royal Navy ship names Ships built in England HMS {{malaysia-stub