HMS Rendlesham (M2724)
HMS Rendlesham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Rendlesham |
Namesake | Rendlesham |
Builder | Brooke Marine |
Launched | 13 October 1954 |
Completed | 25 February 1955 |
Fate | Transferred to France, 1955 |
France | |
Name | Aubepine |
Acquired | 1955 |
Fate | Sold, 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2724 / IMS61 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Rendlesham in Suffolk.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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