HMS "Downham" was one of 93 ships of the sclass|Ham|minesweeper|0 of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in "-ham".
References
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. "Jane's Fighting Ships" (1953)
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