HMS Rendlesham (M2724)

HMS Rendlesham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rendlesham
NamesakeRendlesham
BuilderBrooke Marine
Launched13 October 1954
Completed25 February 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameAubepine
Acquired1955
FateSold, 1974
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant 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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