HMS Yaxham (M2780)

HMS Yaxham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Yaxham
Namesake	Yaxham
Builder	J. Samuel White
Launched	21 January 1958
Completed	19 March 1959
Fate	Used as target, 1986
General characteristics
Class & type	Ham-class minesweeper
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2780 / IMS80

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Yaxham in Norfolk.

Became survey vessel HMS Woodlark, 1964. Her final years were as the Southampton University Royal Naval Unit's training vessel. This unit now has HMS Blazer, a P2000 Archer-class patrol vessel.^[1]