HMS ''Wexham'' was a of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...

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

Wexham Wexham is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the county of Buckinghamshire in southern England. It is on the boundary of the unitary authority of Borough of Slough, Slough, its post town. Wexham Park Hospital is a large hospital on the ...

in Buckinghamshire.

References

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