| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tibenham |
| Namesake | Tibenham |
| Builder | McGruer, Clynder |
| Launched | 10 March 1955 |
| Completed | 28 April 1955 |
| Fate | Transferred to France, 1955 |
 France | |
| Name | Geranium |
| Acquired | 1955 |
| Stricken | 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Notes | Pennant 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.
The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers (IMS), known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. All of the ships in the class are named for British place names that end with -"ham". The parent firm that was responsible for supervising construction was Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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