HMS Frettenham (M2702)

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History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Frettenham
Namesake Frettenham
Builder J. Samuel White
Launched18 May 1954
Completed14 September 1954
FateSold to France, 13 December 1954
Notes Pennant number(s): M2701 / IMS20
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NameTulipe
Acquired13 December 1954
Fatebroken up, 1989
General characteristics
Class and type Ham-class minesweeper
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 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun

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

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

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