HMS Bodenham (M2609)
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| Career (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 |
| Career (Saudi Arabia) |  |
| Name: | HMS Al Saqr |
| Acquired: | 4 March 1968 |
| Struck: | 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load |
| Length: | 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: | 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 93 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.
[edit] References
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
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