HMS Whippingham (M2739)

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

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.

References

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