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.
HMS Bodenham (originally planned to be named Green Chaffinch) was ordered from Brooke Marine of Lowestoft on 29 September 1950 as part of the first series of Ham-class inshore minesweepers.[1][2] The ships of the first series of the Ham class were 100 feet (30.5 m) long between perpendiculars and 106 feet 5 inches (32.44 m) overall, with a beam of 21 feet 2 inches (6.45 m) and draught of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).[3] They had hulls of composite wood-and-aluminium construction and displaced 120 long tons (120 t) standard and 159 long tons (162 t) deep load.[1] They were propelled by two Paxmandiesel engines, with a total of 1,100 brake horsepower (820 kW), giving a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). 15 tons of oil were carried, giving an endurance of 2,350 nautical miles (4,350 km; 2,700 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph).[1][3] Armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, although the ships armed with Bofors guns were usually rearmed with Oerlikons. The ships had a complement of two officers and 13 ratings.[4]
Bodenham was launched on 21 August 1952,[5] and was completed on 23 September 1953.[2]
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The Ham class were too small to carry modern minesweeping equipment and in particular, lacked the electrical generating capacity to power acoustic and magnetic sweep gear, so saw little active use with the Royal Navy.[1]Bodenham served as tender to HMS Vernon between 1954 and 1955, then going into operational reserve at Rosneath, which lasted until 1963.[6] In 1967, South Yemen became independent from the United Kingdom, and three Ham-class minesweepers (Bodenham, Blunham and Elsenham) were transferred to the newly established nation's navy.[7][8]Bodenham was renamed Al Saqr on transfer and Jihla in 1975, and was discarded in 1984.[7]
Gardiner, Roger and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
Worth, Jack. British Warships Since 1945: Part 4 Minesweepers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books, 1986. ISBN0-907771-12-2.
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bodenham, ships, class, inshore, minesweepers, completed, 1953, british, royal, navy, served, tender, vernon, between, 1954, 1955, before, being, placed, reserve, 1967, transferred, newly, independent, country, south, yemen, renamed, saqr, renamed, jihla, 1975. 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 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS BodenhamNamesakeBodenhamBuilderBrooke MarineLaunched21 August 1952Completed23 September 1953Fatetransferred to South Yemen 1967South YemenNameAl SaqrAcquired1967Stricken1984General characteristicsClass and typeHam class minesweeperDisplacement120 long tons 122 t standard 164 long tons 167 t full loadLength100 ft 30 m p p 106 ft 6 in 32 46 m o aBeam21 ft 4 in 6 50 m Draught5 ft 6 in 1 68 m Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels 1 100 bhp 820 kW Speed14 knots 16 mph 26 km h Complement2 officers 13 ratingsArmament1 Bofors 40 mm L 60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannonNotesPennant number s M2609 IMS09 Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Service 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 SourcesConstruction and design EditHMS Bodenham originally planned to be named Green Chaffinch was ordered from Brooke Marine of Lowestoft on 29 September 1950 as part of the first series of Ham class inshore minesweepers 1 2 The ships of the first series of the Ham class were 100 feet 30 5 m long between perpendiculars and 106 feet 5 inches 32 44 m overall with a beam of 21 feet 2 inches 6 45 m and draught of 5 feet 6 inches 1 68 m 3 They had hulls of composite wood and aluminium construction and displaced 120 long tons 120 t standard and 159 long tons 162 t deep load 1 They were propelled by two Paxman diesel engines with a total of 1 100 brake horsepower 820 kW giving a speed of 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph 15 tons of oil were carried giving an endurance of 2 350 nautical miles 4 350 km 2 700 mi at 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph 1 3 Armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm L 60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon although the ships armed with Bofors guns were usually rearmed with Oerlikons The ships had a complement of two officers and 13 ratings 4 Bodenham was launched on 21 August 1952 5 and was completed on 23 September 1953 2 Service EditThe Ham class were too small to carry modern minesweeping equipment and in particular lacked the electrical generating capacity to power acoustic and magnetic sweep gear so saw little active use with the Royal Navy 1 Bodenham served as tender to HMS Vernon between 1954 and 1955 then going into operational reserve at Rosneath which lasted until 1963 6 In 1967 South Yemen became independent from the United Kingdom and three Ham class minesweepers Bodenham Blunham and Elsenham were transferred to the newly established nation s navy 7 8 Bodenham was renamed Al Saqr on transfer and Jihla in 1975 and was discarded in 1984 7 References EditCitations Edit a b c d Gardiner and Chumbley 1995 p 541 a b Worth 1986 p 123 a b Blackman 1962 p 283 Blackman 1971 p 368 Colledge and Warlow 2006 p 43 Worth 1986 p 126 a b Gardiner and Chumbley 1995 p 641 Blackman 1971 p 280 Sources Edit Blackman Raymond V B ed Jane s Fighting Ships 1952 1953 New York McGraw Hill 1953 Blackman V B Jane s Fighting Ships 1962 63 London Sampson Low Marston amp Co Ltd 1962 Blackman V B Jane s Fighting Ships 1971 72 London Sampson Low Marston amp Co Ltd 1971 ISBN 0 354 00096 9 Gardiner Roger and Stephen Chumbley Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland USA Naval Institute Press 1995 ISBN 1 55750 132 7 Worth Jack British Warships Since 1945 Part 4 Minesweepers Liskeard UK Maritime Books 1986 ISBN 0 907771 12 2 This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Yemen related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Bodenham amp oldid 1108034744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
