M-class minelayer
![]() HMS Steady, former Miner VII | |
Class overview | |
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Name | M class |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Linnet class |
Succeeded by | Abdiel class |
Built | 1939–1943 |
In commission | 1939–1980 |
Planned | 9 |
Completed | 8 |
Retired | 8 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Controlled minelayer |
Displacement | 364 tons standard |
Length | 110 ft 3 in (33.60 m) (p/p) |
Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 32 |
The M-class minelayers were a class of eight (nine planned) small controlled minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy between 1939 and 1943.[1]
Ships
[edit]Name | Builder | Launched | Fate | Notes |
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Miner I | Philip and Son | 1939 | ||
Miner II | Philip and Son | 1939 | ||
Miner III | Philip and Son | 1939 | ||
Miner IV | Philip and Son | 1940 | ||
Miner V | Philip and Son | 1940 | Sunk as target on 6 June 1970 | [2] |
Miner VI | Philip and Son | 1942 | ||
M7 | Singapore Dockyard | - | Seized in Singapore by Japanese forces before completed | [1] |
Miner VII | Philip and Son | 1944 | ||
Miner VIII | Philip and Son | 1943 | Broken up in 1980 | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cocker, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.
- ^ Tony, Allen (23 July 2018). "Miner V HMS (1942~1960) Britannic HMS (+1979)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - HMS Miner VII". atlantic-cable.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.