Abdiel-class minelayer

The Abdiel class were a class of six fast minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy and active during the Second World War. They were also known as the Manxman class and as "mine-laying cruisers". These ships were armed with a wide variety of defensive weapons from 0.5-inch (13 mm) machine guns to the 4-inch (100 mm) main armament. They were also equipped with a wide array of radars, along with their normal complement of mines. They were easily mistaken for destroyers. Half the class was lost through enemy action during the Second World War; the others saw post-war service, and the last example was scrapped in the early 1970s.

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minelayer, Royal Navy, 

HMS Abdiel, HMS Apollo, HMS Ariadne, HMS Latona, HMS Manxman, HMS Welshman, watercraft class, 

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  HMS Ariadne ⓘ
  1943 Abdiel-class minelayer

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  HMS Latona ⓘ
  1940 Abdiel-class minelayer

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  HMS Apollo ⓘ
  1943 Abdiel-class minelayer

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  HMS Welshman ⓘ
  1940 Abdiel-class minelayer

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  HMS Abdiel ⓘ
  1940 Abdiel-class minelayer

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  HMS Manxman ⓘ
  1940 Abdiel-class minelayer

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1941 Abdiel-class minelayer

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1941 HMS Latona

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1944 HMS Apollo

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HMS Welshman

HMS Abdiel (M39)

HMS Ariadne minelayer

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Naval Encyclopedia page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Ariadne	Abdiel-class minelayer, minelayer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1941	HMS Latona	Abdiel-class minelayer, minelayer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1944	HMS Apollo	Abdiel-class minelayer, minelayer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Welshman	Abdiel-class minelayer, minelayer, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1941	HMS Abdiel	Abdiel-class minelayer, shipwreck, minelayer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	2009	HMS Manxman	Abdiel-class minelayer, minelayer, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Welshman		Commons
commons	image		HMS Abdiel (M39)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ariadne minelayer		Commons