HMS ''Harpham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. She was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed ''Brak''. She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after

Harpham Harpham is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately north-east of Driffield and south-west of Bridlington. The civil parish ...

in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953) Ham-class minesweepers Ships built in Scotland 1954 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom Royal Navy ship names Ham-class minesweepers of the Libyan Navy {{libya-stub