HMS Tongham (M2735)

History
Name:	HMS Tongham
Namesake:	Tongham
Builder:	James Miller, St Monance
Launched:	30 November 1955
Completed:	18 June 1957
Fate:	Sold 1980
General characteristics
Class & type:	Ham-class minesweeper
Notes:	Pennant number(s): M2735 / IMS72

HMS Tongham 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 Tongham in Surrey. Dry stored ashore at the Gareloch base, and on release used by the RNXS, based at Greenock.

References

• Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)

Ham-class minesweepers  Royal Navy Abbotsham Altham Arlingham Asheldham Bassingham Bedham Birdham Bisham Blunham Bodenham Boreham Bottisham Brantingham Brigham Bucklesham Cardinham Chelsham Chillingham Cobham Cranham Damerham Darsham Davenham Dittisham Downham Edlingham Elsenham Etchingham Everingham Felmersham Flintham Fordham Frettenham Fritham Georgeham Glentham Greetham Halsham Harpham Haversham Hildersham Hovingham Inglesham Isham Kingham Lasham Ledsham Littleham Ludham Malham Mersham Mickleham Mileham Neasham Nettleham Ockham Odiham Ottringham Pagham Petersham Pineham Polsham Popham Portisham Powderham Pulham Puttenham Rackham Rampisham Reedham Rendlesham Riplingham Sandringham Saxlingham Shipham Shrivenham Sidlesham Sparham Stedham Sulham Thakeham Thatcham Thornham Tibenham Tongham Tresham Warmingham Wexham Whippingham Wintringham Woldingham Wrentham Yaxham   Other operators  Royal Australian Navy Otter (ex-Popham) Porpoise (ex-Neasham) Seal (ex-Wintringham)  French Navy Armoise (ex-Wexham) Aubepine (ex-Rendlesham) Capucine (ex-Petersham) Dahlia (ex-Whippingham) Geranium (ex-Tibenham) Hibiscus (ex-Sparham) Hortensia (ex-Mileham) Jasmine (ex-Stedham) Jonquille (ex-Sulham) Myosotis (ex-Riplingham) Oeillet (ex-Isham) Pâquerette (ex-Kingham) Petunia (ex-Pineham) Tulipe (ex-Frettenham) Violette (ex-Mersham)  Ghana Navy Afadzato (ex-Ottringham) Yogada (ex-Malham)  Indian Navy Bassein (ex-Littleham) Bimlipatan (ex-Hildersham)  Libyan Navy Brak (ex-Harpham) Zuara (ex-Greetham)  Royal Malaysian Navy Jerong (ex-Boreham) Lanka Suka (ex-Bedham) Sri Johore (ex-Altham) Sri Perlis (ex-Asheldham) Todak (ex-Felmersham)  Royal Saudi Navy Al Saqr (ex-Bodenham) List of mine-countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy

Tongham is now for sale at Foundry Reach Yacht Sales and Services, please view her spec from the link that follows: http://www.foundryreach.co.uk/viewvessel.asp?id=109