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HMS Sparham (M2731)

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Minesweeper of the Royal Navy

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sparham
NamesakeSparham
BuilderVosper & Company
Launched14 October 1954
Completed26 July 1955
FateTransferred to France, 30 September 1955
France
NameHibiscus
Acquired30 September 1955
Stricken1986
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2731 / IMS68

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

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

References

  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
Ham-class minesweepers
 Royal Navy
Other operators
 Royal Australian Navy
 French Navy
 Ghana Navy
 Indian Navy
 Libyan Navy
 Royal Malaysian Navy
 Royal Saudi Navy
List of mine-countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy


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