HMS Rampisham (M2786)
{{short description|Minesweeper of the Royal Navy}}
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HMS Rampisham was one of 93 ships of the {{sclass2|Ham|minesweeper|0}} of inshore minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Rampisham in Dorset.
She was renamed {{HMS|Squirrel}} in December 1957, and reverted to Rampisham in December 1959.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
{{Ham class minesweeper}}
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Category:Ham-class minesweepers
Category:Royal Navy ship names
Category:Ships built in England
Category:Ships of the Fishery Protection Squadron of the United Kingdom
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