HMS Greetham

HMS Greetham

HMS "Greetham" was one of 93 ships of the sclass|Ham|minesweeper|0 of inshore minesweepers.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in "-ham". The minesweeper was named after Greetham, Lincolnshire or Greetham, Rutland.

"Greetham" was transferred to Libya in 1962 and renamed "Zuara". She was later acquired by a Maltese tour operator and re-named "Lady Davinia". For some years she had a distinctive red and white "Kit Kat" paint scheme. As of 2007 she was laid up in Sliema Creek awaiting her fate.

Further reading

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


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