Minelayers
The minelayer HNMS Nautilus of the Nautilus class. She was lost on 22 May 1941.
All Minelayers classes. The list is divided by navy, then ordered by number of ships of that class.
Brazilian Navy | |
| Carioca (6) | |
Royal Navy | |
| Abdiel (6) | |
Royal Dutch Navy | |
| Douwe Aukes (3) | |
| Hydra (2) | |
| Prins van Oranje (2) | |
| Bangkalan (1) | |
| Jan van Brakel (1) | |
| Krakatau (1) | |
| Nautilus (1) | |
| Pro Patria (1) | |
| Rigel (1) | |
| Soemenep (1) | |
| Willem van der Zaan (1) | |
Italian Navy | |
| Azio (2) | |
Polish Navy | |
| Gryf (1) | |
Royal Hellenic Navy | |
| no class name (4) | |
| Aixos (4) | |
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), that is 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 | |
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 | |
1942 | ||||
![]() | 11 Jan 1942 | HNMS Prins van Oranje | Prins van Oranje | |
![]() | 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 | ||||
![]() | 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 | |
18 Minelayers lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
![]() Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 Vol 2 Williamson, Gordon |
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