HMS Powderham
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | White (IOW) |
| Launched: | 27th November 1958 |
| Completed: | 22nd May 1960 |
| Pennant number(s): | M2720 IMS57 |
| Fate: | Became survey vessel Waterwitch, 1964. Sold 1986 |
HMS Powderham 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 Powderham in Devon.
In 1960 she was selected to be converted to an inshore survey vessel and was re-named HMS Waterwitch. For a while she was manned by civillian Port Auxillary Service personnel and was named MV Waterwitch.
[edit] See also
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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