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HMS Riplingham (M2725)

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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

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

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)