HMS Abdiel (M39)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Abdiel.
HMS Abdiel was an Abdiel-class minelayer that served with the Royal Navy during World War II. She served with the Mediterranean Fleet (1941), Eastern Fleet (1942), Home Fleet (1942–43), and the Mediterranean Fleet (1943). Abdiel was sunk by German mines in Italy's Taranto harbour in 1943. Although designed as a fast minelayer her speed and capacity made her suitable for employment as a fast transport.
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Name | HMS Abdiel |
Builder | J. Samuel White, Cowes |
Laid down | 29 March 1939 |
Launched | 23 April 1940 |
Commissioned | 15 April 1941 |
Identification | Pennant number M39 |
Honours and awards | BISCAY 1941, CRETE 1941, LIBYA 1941, SICILY 1943 |
Fate | Lost, 10 September 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Abdiel-class minelayer |
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Length | 127.4 m (418 ft) (overall) |
Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
Draught | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
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Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h) |
Range | 5,800 mi (9,334 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 244 |
Armament |
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Armour | Magazine box protection, deck, side-plating, turrets and bulkheads, belt, internal boiler room sides (added 1936–1940). |
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