HMS Riplingham (M2725)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Riplingham
NamesakeRiplingham
BuilderBrooke Marine
Launched11 January 1955
Completed1 July 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameMyosotis
Acquired1955
Stricken1985
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2725 / IMS62

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Riplingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

References

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



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