HMS Hodgeston (M1146)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hodgeston
Builder	Fleetlands Shipyard, Portsmouth
Launched	5 February 1954
Renamed	HMS Northumbria between 1954 and 1960; HMS Venturer between 1961 and 1975;
Homeport	1954-1961 Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK; 1961-1975 Bristol UK; 1976-1985 Glasgow, Scotland, UK; 1985-1988 HM Naval Base, Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Scotland, UK;
Identification	Pennant number M1146
Fate	Sold for scrapping in September 1988; Broken up at Bruges, Belgium in December 1988;
General characteristics
Class & type	Ton-class minesweeper
Displacement	440 long tons
Length	152 ft (46.3 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun; 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon; 1 × M2 Browning machine gun;

HMS Hodgeston was a Ton-class minesweeper which saw service with the Royal Navy during the Cold War. Built by Fleetlands Shipyard, she was launched on 6 April 1954 and broken up in 1988.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hodgeston
Builder	Fleetlands Shipyard, Portsmouth
Launched	5 February 1954
Renamed	HMS Northumbria between 1954 and 1960 HMS Venturer between 1961 and 1975
Homeport	1954-1961 Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 1961-1975 Bristol UK 1976-1985 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1985-1988 HM Naval Base, Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Scotland, UK
Identification	Pennant number M1146
Fate	Sold for scrapping in September 1988 Broken up at Bruges, Belgium in December 1988
General characteristics
Class & type	Ton-class minesweeper
Displacement	440 long tons
Length	152 ft (46.3 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × M2 Browning machine gun