HMS Whippingham (M2739)

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History
Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Whippingham
Namesake Whippingham
BuilderJason Taylor
Launched28 August 1954
Completed21 June 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NameDahlia
Acquired1955
Stricken1992
General characteristics
Class & type Ham-class minesweeper
Notes Pennant number(s): M2739 / IMS76
HMS Whippingham WWII IWM FL 5783.jpg

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

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

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