Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
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History |
United Kingdom |
Name | HMS Sulham |
Namesake | Sulham |
Builder | Fairlie Yacht |
Launched | 24 March 1955 |
Completed | 21 July 1955 |
Fate | Transferred to France, 1955 |
France |
Name | Jonquille |
Acquired | 1955 |
Fate | Broken up, 1985 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2732 / IMS69 |
HMS Sulham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Sulham in Berkshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)