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