HMS "Abbotsham" 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
Further reading
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. "Jane's Fighting Ships" (1953)
* [http://www.tca2000.co.uk/hams.htm Details at the Ton-class Association site]
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