HMS Sulham (M2732)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Sulham
Namesake: Sulham
Builder: Fairlie Yacht
Launched: 24 March 1955
Completed: 21 July 1955
Fate: transferred to France, 1955
France
Name: Jonquille
Acquired: 1955
Fate: broken up, 1985
General characteristics
Class and type: Ham-class minesweeper
Notes: Pennant number(s): M2732 / IMS69

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

References

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



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