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TULIPE inshore minesweepers (1954 - 1955)
Photo
Pétunia 1978
Ships
Name |
No |
Yard No | Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulipe (ex-Frettenham) | M771 | White, Southampton, UK | 18.5.1954 | 9.1954 // 12.1954 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Armoise (ex-Wexham) | M772 | J. Taylor, Shoreham, UK | 3.4.1954 | 1.1955 // 1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Violette (ex-Mersham) | M773, 1970s- P788 | Harris, Appledore, UK | 5.4.1954 | 1.1955 // 4.1955 | patrol early 1970s, stricken 2.1987 | ||
| Œillet (ex-Isham) | M774 | White, Southampton, UK | 13.9.1954 | 1.1955 // 4.1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Pâquerette (ex-Kingham) | M775, 1976- P789 | White, Southampton, UK | 26.1.1955 | 6.1955 // 1955 | patrol 1976, auxiliary mid-1970s | ||
| Jasmin (ex-Stedham) | M776, 1970s- P661 | Blackmore, Bideford, UK | 12.1.1955 | 7.1955 // 1955 | patrol early 1970s, stricken 1.1986 | ||
| Aubépine (ex-Rendlesham) | M781 | Brooke, Lowestoft, UK | 13.10.1954 | 2.1955 // 1955 | stricken 1971 | ||
| Capucine (ex-Petersham) | M782 | McLean, Renfrew, UK | 12.1.1955 | 3.1955 // 1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Hortensia (ex-Mileham) | M783 | Weatherhead, Cockenzie, UK | 1.7.1954 | 3.1955 // 1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Géranium (ex-Tibenham) | M784, 1970s- P784 | McGruer, Clynder, UK | 10.3.1955 | 4.1955 // 1955 | patrol early 1970s, stricken 7.1987 | ||
| Hibiscus (ex-Sparham) | M785 | Vosper, Portsmouth, UK | 14.10.1954 | 7.1955 // 9.1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Dahlia (ex-Whippingham) | M786 | J. Taylor, Shoreham, UK | 28.8.1954 | 6.1955 // 1955 | auxiliary early 1970s | ||
| Jonquille (ex-Sulham) | M787, 1970s- P787 | Fairlie Yacht, UK | 24.3.1955 | 7.1955 // 1955 | patrol early 1970s, stricken 12.1984 | ||
| Myosotis (ex-Riplingham) | M788 | Brooke, Lowestoft, UK | 11.1.1955 | 7.1955 // 1955 | diving tender early 1970s | ||
| Pétunia (ex-Pineham) | M789, later- P662 | McLean, Renfrew, UK | 9.5.1955 | 7.1955 // 11.1955 | buoy tender early 1970s |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 120 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 159 |
| Length, m | 30.5 pp 32.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 6.60 |
| Draught, m | 1.75 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Davey Paxman diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1100 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 15 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2350(9) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7 or 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, LL minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | type 978 radar |
| Complement | 15 |
Standard scale images
Tulipe 1975
Graphics
Pétunia 1978
Project history
Built by shipyards in the UK, these inshore minesweepers of the 'Ham' class were transferred 1954-55 under MDAP.
Modernizations
1970s, P661, 662, 784, 787-789 as patrols: - minesweeping gear
Naval service
Ships designated as patrols served in the Gendarmerie.
