HMS Wintringham

HMS "Wintringham" 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 Wintringham.

She remained in operational reserve in a land cradle at Rosneath on the Clyde until 1963. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 9 June 1966, and arrived in Sydney as deck cargo onboard the freighter "Gladstone Star" in 1967 She was converted into a diving tender by Halvorsens, renamed HMAS "Seal" (DTV1001 and Y298) and entered service in December 1968. She was decommissioned in 1988, and sold on 29 November 1989.

Converted to a corporate luxury yacht (M/Y "Seal"). Ran aground 2003.

References

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