| HMS Powderham (M2720) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Powderham |
| Namesake: | Powderham |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White |
| Launched: | 27 November 1958 |
| Completed: | 22 May 1960 |
| Fate: | Became survey vessel Waterwitch, 1964. Sold 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2720 / IMS57 |
HMS Powderham 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 Powderham in Devon.
In 1960 she was selected to be converted to an inshore survey vessel and was renamed HMS Waterwitch. For a while she was manned by civilian Port Auxiliary Service personnel and was named PAS Waterwitch.
In Dec 1998 she was operated by a voluntary, non profit making group of ex Royal Navy and Merchant Navy personnel, who with the co-operation of participating local authorities and other interested organisations offered a shipboard training facility for disadvantaged young people.
References[]
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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