HMS ''Warmingham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore
minesweepers
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 ...
. All of the ships in this class had names that were chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. HMS ''Warmingham'' was named after
Warmingham, in
Cheshire, England.
References
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953)
Ham-class minesweepers
Royal Navy ship names
1954 ships
Ships built in England
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