| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Rendlesham |
| Namesake | Rendlesham |
| Builder | Brooke Marine |
| Launched | 13 October 1954 |
| Completed | 25 February 1955 |
| Fate | Transferred to France, 1955 |
 France | |
| Name | Aubepine |
| Acquired | 1955 |
| Fate | Sold, 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2724 / IMS61 |
HMS Rendlesham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Rendlesham in Suffolk.
Rendlesham is a village and civil parish near Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It was a royal centre of authority for the king of the East Angles. The proximity of the Sutton Hoo ship burial may indicate a connection between Sutton Hoo and the East Anglian royal house, the Wuffingas. The king of Essex, Swithhelm who reigned from 660 to around 664, was baptised at Rendlesham by Bishop Cedd with King Æthelwold of East Anglia acting as his godfather. He died around the time of the great plague of 664 and may have been buried at the palace of Rendlesham.
The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers (IMS), known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. All of the ships in the class are named for British place names that end with -"ham". The parent firm that was responsible for supervising construction was Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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Rendlesham is a village and civil parish near Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
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