HMS Pineham (M2719)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pineham
NamesakePineham
BuilderH. McLean, Renfrew
Launched9 May 1955
Completed22 July 1955
FateTransferred to France, 10 November 1955
France
NamePetunia
Acquired10 November 1955
FateBroken up, 1985
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2719 / IMS56

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

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Pineham in Buckinghamshire.

References[edit]

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