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HMS Tibenham (M2734)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tibenham
NamesakeTibenham
BuilderMcGruer, Clynder
Launched10 March 1955
Completed28 April 1955
FateTransferred to France, 1955
France
NameGeranium
Acquired1955
Stricken1987
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
NotesPennant number(s): M2734 / IMS71

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

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

References

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  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)