HMS Sparham (M2731)
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name: | HMS Sparham |
| Namesake: | Sparham |
| Builder: | Vosper & Company |
| Launched: | 14 October 1954 |
| Completed: | 26 July 1955 |
| Fate: | transferred to France, 30 September 1955 |
 France |
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| Name: | Hibiscus |
| Acquired: | 30 September 1955 |
| Struck: | 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes: | Pennant 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)
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