Minelayers
The minelayer HMS Latona of the Abdiel class. She was lost on 25 Oct 1941.
All Minelayer classes
The list is divided by navy, then ordered by commissioned date of each class (oldest first).
| Commissioned | ||
|---|---|---|
Brazilian Navy | ||
| Carioca (6) | 1939 - 1940 | |
Royal Navy | ||
| Adventure (1) | 1926 - 1926 | |
| Plover (1) | 1937 - 1937 | |
| Linnet (3) | 1938 - 1938 | |
| Auxiliary minelayers (11) | 1939 - 1941 | |
| M 1 (8) | 1939 - 1944 | |
| Abdiel (6) | 1941 - 1944 | |
| Fish (2) | 1942 - 1943 | |
| Isles (4) | 1943 - 1944 | |
Royal Dutch Navy | ||
| Hydra (2) | 1911 - 1912 | |
| Douwe Aukes (3) | 1922 - 1941 | |
| Pro Patria (1) | 1923 - 1923 | |
| Krakatau (1) | 1924 - 1924 | |
| Nautilus (1) | 1930 - 1930 | |
| Prins van Oranje (2) | 1932 - 1932 | |
| Jan van Brakel (1) | 1936 - 1936 | |
| Rigel (1) | 1939 - 1939 | |
| Willem van der Zaan (1) | 1939 - 1939 | |
| Soemenep (1) | 1940 - 1940 | |
| Bangkalan (1) | 1942 - 1942 | |
Polish Navy | ||
| Gryf (1) | 1938 - 1938 | |
Royal Hellenic Navy | ||
| no class name (4) | 1906 - 1926 | |
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 | |
| 25 Oct 1941 | HMS Latona (M 76) | Abdiel | |
| 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 | ||||
| 25 Jan 1943 | HMS Corncrake (M 82) | Fish | |
| 1 Feb 1943 | HMS Welshman (M 84) | Abdiel | |
| 10 Sep 1943 | HMS Abdiel (M 39) | Abdiel | |
 | 5 Oct 1943 | IT Legnano | Azio | |
1944 | ||||
 | 21 Jul 1944 | BZ Camaqua (C 6) | Carioca | |
23 Minelayers lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
 Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 Vol 2 Williamson, Gordon |
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