HMS Greetham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers

Minesweeper (ship)

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Greetham, Lincolnshire

Greetham, Lincolnshire

Greetham is a village in Lincolnshire, England in the district of East Lindsey.It lies north from the A158, east from Horncastle, near the with the B1195...

 or Greetham, Rutland

Greetham, Rutland

Greetham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.It on the B668 between the county town of Oakham and the A1 and on the north-south Viking Way long distance footpath running between the Humber Bridge and Oakham....

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Greetham was transferred to Libya in 1962 and renamed Zuara. She was later acquired by a Maltese tour operator and re-named Lady Davinia. For some years she had a distinctive red and white Kit Kat

Kit Kat

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 paint scheme. As of 2007 she was laid up in Sliema

Sliema

Tas-Sliema is a city located on the northeast coast of Malta. It is a centre for shopping, restaurants and café life. Tas-Sliema is also a major commercial and residential area and houses several of Malta's most modern hotels. Tas-Sliema, which means 'peace, comfort', was once a quiet fishing...

Creek awaiting her fate.

The wreck of the Lady Davinia now is at the bottom of Sliema Creek.

Further reading

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