HMS Harpham (M2634) explained

HMS Harpham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. She was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed Brak.^[1] She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Harpham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: HMS Harpham . 2016-11-26 . Cranston Fine Arts. battleships-cruisers.co.uk.