HMS Rendlesham (M2724)

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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 typeTemplate:Sclass2-
NotesPennant number(s): M2724 / IMS61

HMS Rendlesham was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy.

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)