HMS Bodenham
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 & 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 |
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.