Minelayers
Royal Navy
The Abdiel class minelayer HMS Abdiel (M 39) of the Royal Navy. She was lost on 10 Sep 1943.
All Minelayer classes (in service with the Royal Navy).
| Class | Commissioned | |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure (1) | 1926 - 1926 | |
| Plover (1) | 1937 - 1937 | |
| Linnet (3) | 1938 - 1938 | |
| Auxiliary minelayers (11) | 1939 - 1941 | |
| M 1 (9) | 1939 - 1944 |
5 ship classes.
Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class.
Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.
War losses: Minelayers
| Date | Vessel | Class | ||
1939 | ||||
 | 3 Sep 1939 | ORP Gryf | Gryf | |
1940 | ||||
 | 15 May 1940 | HNMS Hydra | Hydra | |
 | 19 May 1940 | HMS Princess Victoria (M 03) | Auxiliary minelayers | |
| 27 Nov 1940 | HMS Port Napier (M 32) | Auxiliary minelayers | |
1941 | ||||
 | 22 Apr 1941 | RHS Aliakmon | Aixos | |
| 23 Apr 1941 | RHS Nestos | Aixos | |
| 28 Apr 1941 | RHS Axios | Aixos | |
| 22 May 1941 | HNMS Nautilus (M 12) | Nautilus | |
| 19 Dec 1941 | HMS Redstart (M 62) | Linnet | |
1942 | ||||
| 11 Jan 1942 | HNMS Prins van Oranje | Prins van Oranje | |
| 14 Feb 1942 | HMS Kung Wo | Auxiliary minelayers | |
| 15 Feb 1942 | HNMS Pro Patria | Pro Patria | |
| 2 Mar 1942 | HNMS Bangkalan | Bangkalan | |
| 2 Mar 1942 | HNMS Rigel | Rigel | |
| 2 Mar 1942 | HNMS Soemenep | Soemenep | |
| 7 Mar 1942 | HNMS Gouden Leeuw | Prins van Oranje | |
| 8 Mar 1942 | HNMS Krakatau | Krakatau | |
1943 | ||||
 | 5 Oct 1943 | IT Legnano | Azio | |
18 Minelayers lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
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