Minesweeper Handed Over To French Navy At Hythe. Boilt In Britain Under N. A. T. O. Programme. is a photograph by Retro Images Archive which was uploaded on April 28th, 2014.
Minesweeper Handed Over To French Navy At Hythe. Boilt In Britain Under N. A. T. O. Programme.
The British built Minesweeper FRETTENHAM - constructed by Mrs. J. S. WHITE at Cowes, I.O.W. - was handed over to the American Authorities at Hythe,... more
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Minesweeper Handed Over To French Navy At Hythe. Boilt In Britain Under N. A. T. O. Programme.
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The British built Minesweeper FRETTENHAM - constructed by Mrs. J. S. WHITE at Cowes, I.O.W. - was handed over to the American Authorities at Hythe, Hampshire, today who in turn handed the vessel over to the French Navy. The Frettenham is the first completed of a group of 15 minesweepers constructed in British Yards under contract from the U. S Navy Bureau of Ships, in connection with the U.S. Offshore Procurement Programmed for NATO support. The oFrettenham1 is 106 ft. 6 ins. in length with a beam of twenty feet six inches - and is designed to operate in shallow waters - in incorporates many new features resulting from lessons learned daring the last war and in the course of subsequent development. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - General view during" the Handing Over ceremony at Hythe, Hampshire today - as the United States Transporter U. S. S. UPSHUR passes in background.
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April 28th, 2014
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