HMS ''Shalford'' was one of 20 boats of the of

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s built for the

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in the 1950s. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ford''. This boat was named after Shalford.

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* Ford-class seaward defence boats Royal Navy ship names 1951 ships {{UK-mil-ship-stub