HMS ''Fritham'' 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
Fritham
Fritham is a small village in Hampshire, England. It lies in the north of the New Forest, near the Wiltshire border. It is in the civil parish of Bramshaw.
History
The name Fritham may be derived from Old English meaning a cultivated plot (''ham ...
in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
.
References
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953)
Ham-class minesweepers
Royal Navy ship names
1953 ships
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