HMS Whippingham (M2739)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Whippingham
NamesakeWhippingham
BuilderJason Taylor
Launched28 August 1954
Completed21 June 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameDahlia
Acquired1955
Stricken1992
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2739 / IMS76

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Whippingham on the Isle of Wight.

References

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