| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | M 1 |
| Pennant | M 53 |
| Built by | George Philip & Sons Ltd. (Dartmouth, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 19 Sep 1938 |
| Laid down | 18 Jan 1939 |
| Launched | 16 Nov 1939 |
| Commissioned | 16 Mar 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Renamed Miner III in 1942. Scrapped in February 1972. |
Commands listed for HMS M 3 (M 53)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Leslie Arthur Martin, RNVR | 15 Feb 1943 | early 1943 |
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