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HMS Frettenham (M2702)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Frettenham
NamesakeFrettenham
BuilderJ. Samuel White
Launched18 May 1954
Completed14 September 1954
Fatesold to France, 13 December 1954
NotesPennant number(s): M2701 / IMS20
France
NameTulipe
Acquired13 December 1954
Fatebroken up, 1989
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 164 tons full
Length106 ft 6 in (32.46 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun

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

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

References

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