Miner class Coastal Minelayer
 
Name Builder Completed Fate
Miner I Philips 26/10/39 Scrapped, 1967
Miner II Philips 19/1/40 Expended as target, 1970
Miner III Philips 16/3/40 Scrapped 1972
Miner IV Philips 12/11/40 Scrapped 1964
Miner V Philips 26/6/41 Expended as target, 1970
Miner VI Philips 30/5/42 Sold from mercantile service 1980
Miner VII Philips 15/5/43 Scrapped 1965
Miner VIII Philips 31/3/44 Scrapped 1981

Ex-Isles class trawlers converted to minelayers.

Details
Length 122.5'
Beam 26.5'
Depth 8'
Full Displacement 346 tons
Empty Displacement 300 tons
Machinery 2 x Ruston & Hornsby 6cyl. diesels @ 360 bhp
Performance 10 knots
Armament
  • 1 x 1 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
  • 2 x 1 x 0.303" MG AA
  • 10 mines
Complement 32
   
Service Histories
Miner II
  • Launched 18 Aug. 1939 as the controlled minelayer M2
  • renamed Miner II in 1942
  • served throughout the war in Home Waters laying mines to protect ports and shipping channels
  • renamed Gossamer 1949
  • became mine location vessel attached to HMS Osprey at Portland
  • sunk as a target May 1970 by Iranian destroyer Artemiz (ex-HMAS Sluys)
Miner IV
  • Launched 6 Aug. 1940 as the controlled minelayer M4
  • renamed Miner IV 1942
  • operated throughout the war laying protective mine barriers in Home waters
  • attached to the Vernon Flotilla for mining trials
  • reported for disposal Dec. 1961
  • de-equipped at Portsmouth Mar. 1962
  • sold 1965 - the first of the class to be sold out of service
Miner V
  • Completed as controlled minelayer M5 26 Jun. 1941
  • renamed Miner V in 1942
  • renamed Britannic in 1960 when converted to a cable-layer based at Portsmouth
  • sunk as a target 6 Jun. 1979
 
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