HMS Bloxham was a Hunt-classminesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I. She was originally to be named Brixham, but this was changed to avoid any conflict between the vessel name and a coastal location.
History
United Kingdom
Builder
Ayrshire Dockyard Company
Launched
11 September 1919
Fate
Sold incomplete 23 October 1923 to Lithgow, Port Glasgow
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