HMS Bodenham
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Bodenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Completed in 1953 for use in the British Royal Navy, she served as a tender to HMS Vernon between 1954 and 1955 before being placed in reserve. In 1967 she was transferred to the newly-independent country of South Yemen renamed Al Saqr. She was renamed Jihla in 1975 and discarded in 1984.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Bodenham |
Namesake | Bodenham |
Builder | Brooke Marine |
Launched | 21 August 1952 |
Completed | 23 September 1953 |
Fate | transferred to South Yemen 1967 |
South Yemen | |
Name | Al Saqr |
Acquired | 1967 |
Stricken | 1984 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | |
Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2609 / IMS09 |
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