HMS Pineham

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History
Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Pineham
Namesake Pineham
BuilderH. McLean, Renfrew
Launched9 May 1955
Completed22 July 1955
FateTransferred to France, 10 November 1955
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NamePetunia
Acquired10 November 1955
FateBroken up, 1985
General characteristics
Class & type Ham-class minesweeper
Notes Pennant number(s): M2719 / IMS56

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

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

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