HMS Pagham

HMS Pagham

HMS "Pagham" 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 Pagham in West Sussex.

"Pagham" was for many years based in Drummore harbour and used as a range support vessel at the West Freugh weapons development and training facility in Luce Bay at the entrance to the Solway Firth.

In 1978 she was loaned to the Stranraer Sea Cadet Unit, and formally given to them on 1 May 1999. She was subsequently sold to a private owner and stripped of reclaimable parts. In March 2008 she lies part stripped of usable parts and with a significant list in Drummore harbour, near Stranraer.

References

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

External links

* [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030314/text/30314w03.htm Mentioned in Parliament]


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