HMS Georgeham
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HMS Georgeham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Georgeham
Georgeham
Georgeham is a village and civil parish near Croyde, North Devon in the west of England.The hamlet of Cross lies between Georgeham and Croyde.The village gave its name to HMS Georgeham, a Ham class minesweeper....
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
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