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)



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