HMS Ottringham 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 Ottringham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

In 1959, the ship was sold to the Royal Ghana Navy.[2]

References

  1. ^ Blackman, Raymond, ed. (1961). "Minesweepers". Jane's Fighting Ships. 64. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co: 285. ISSN 0075-3025. OCLC 804621601.
  2. ^ Berridge, H R, ed. (November 1959). "First Ship for Royal Ghana Navy". The Navy News. No. 65. Portsmouth: Navy News. p. 8. OCLC 898207635.


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