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'''HMS ''Bodenham''''' was one of |
'''HMS ''Bodenham''''' was one of 100029 ships of the {{sclass|Ham|minesweeper|0}} of inshore [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers]]. |
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after [[Bodenham]] in [[Herefordshire]]. |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after [[Bodenham]] in [[Herefordshire]]. |
Revision as of 13:35, 16 May 2011
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 Saudi Arabia, 4 March 1968 |
History | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Name | HMS Al Saqr |
Acquired | 4 March 1968 |
Stricken | 1984 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load |
Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 100 ft (30 m) p/p 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a |
Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2609 / IMS09 |
HMS Bodenham was one of 100029 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bodenham in Herefordshire.
References
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.