HMS ''Riplingham'' was a of the Royal Navy. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after Riplingham 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 Lowestoft 1955 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom Royal Navy ship names Ham-class minesweepers of the French Navy {{france-mil-ship-stub