| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Abdiel |
| Pennant | M 70 |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 23 Dec 1938 |
| Laid down | 24 Mar 1939 |
| Launched | 5 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Newport in October 1972. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Manxman |
Commands listed for HMS Manxman (M 70)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Robert Kirk Dickson, RN | 15 Oct 1940 | Dec 1942 | |
| 2 | Capt. Herbert Wyndham Williams, RN | Dec 1942 | ??? | |
| 3 | Capt. Geoffrey Thistleton-Smith, RN | 7 Feb 1945 | Aug 1946 | |
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Noteable events involving Manxman include:
1 Dec 1942
At 17.05 hours on 1 December 1942 in position 36º39'N, 00º15'E the German submarine U-375 fired a spread of four torpedoes at HMS Manxman (Capt. R.K. Dickson, DSO, RN) identified as a London class cruiser and heard two hits after 51 seconds dispite the fact that the British ship was zig-zagging at 21 knots. Two coups de grâce fired at 17.41 and 18.42 hours missed. The severely damaged ship reached Oran under tow. (see map)