HMS Neasham
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | White (IOW) |
| Launched: | 14th March 1956 |
| Completed: | 15th November 1957 |
| Pennant number(s): | M2712 IMS49 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Australia, 1968. Renamed Porpoise. Sold 1989 |
HMS Neasham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Neasham in County Durham.
Despite being completed on 15 Nov 1957, Neasham was held in operational reserve in a land cradle at Rosneath on the Clyde until 1967. She was then transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. After a period at the RAN base at Garden Island, she was converted into a diving tender and renamed PORPOISE (DTV 1002 & Y.280) on 13 Jun 1973.
[edit] See also
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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