HMS ''Rampisham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore

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

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. She was renamed in December 1957, and reverted to ''Rampisham'' in December 1959.

References

*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953) Ham-class minesweepers Royal Navy ship names 1957 ships Ships built in England Ships of the Fishery Protection Squadron of the United Kingdom {{UK-minesweeper-stub