HMS Rackham (M2722)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rackham
Namesake	Rackham
Builder	Saunders-Roe
Launched	27 April 1956
Completed	26 June 1956
Fate	Sold July 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham-class minesweeper
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2722 / IMS59

HMS Rackham 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 Rackham in West Sussex.

References

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