HMS Glentham
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HMS Glentham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Glentham
Glentham
Glentham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A631, west from Market Rasen, and east from Caenby Corner and the A15. The village includes the hamlet of Caenby. The 2001 census recorded a population of 341.Glentham Grade I listed...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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