Gossamer 1955
Miner III 1963
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| M1, 1942 - Miner I, 1962 - Minstrel | N11 | 885 | Philip, Dartmouth | 11.1938 | 6.7.1939 | 10.1939 | sold 1967 |
| M2, 1942 - Miner II, 1949 - Gossamer | N12 | 889 | Philip, Dartmouth | 12.1938 | 18.8.1939 | 1.1940 | sunk as target 18.3.1970 |
| M3, 1942 - Miner III | N13 | 890 | Philip, Dartmouth | 1.1939 | 16.11.1939 | 3.1940 | sold 1972 |
| M4, 1942 - Miner IV | N14 | 930 | Philip, Dartmouth | 2.1940 | 6.8.1940 | 11.1940 | BU 5.1964 |
| M5, 1942 - Miner V, 1960 - Britannic | N15 | 946 | Philip, Dartmouth | 4.1940 | 2.11.1940 | 6.1941 | sunk as target 6.6.1970 |
| Miner VI (ex-M6), 1966 - Minor Eagle | N16 | 989 | Philip, Dartmouth | 4.1941 | 7.2.1942 | 5.1942 | sold 1976 |
| M7 | Philip, Dartmouth // Singapore | 1941 | --- | --- | cancelled | ||
| Miner VII (ex-M7), 1959 - Steady | N17 | 1072 | Philip, Dartmouth | 3.1943 | 29.1.1944 | 3.1944 | sold 1981 |
| Miner VIII (ex-M8), 1963 - Mindful | N18 | 1047 | Philip, Dartmouth | 3.1942 | 24.3.1943 | 5.1943 | sold 1965 |
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Displacement standard, t |
275 |
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Displacement full, t |
346 |
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Length, m |
33.6 |
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Breadth, m |
8.08 |
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Draught, m |
2.40 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Ruston / Hornsby diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
360 |
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Max speed, kts |
10 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
M1 - 5: 2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 10 mines M6, 7, Miner VII, VIII: 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 10 mines |
| Sensors | presumably Miner VI, VII, VIII: type 286U radar |
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Complement |
32 |
Project history: Small purpose-built minelayers.
Modernizations: 1942, Miner I - V: + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV.
1942-1943, all survived: presumably + type 286PU or type 291U radar
Naval service: M7 was scuttled incomplete at Singapore in 2.1942.
Many thanks to Borys Estrin for additional information on this page.
Miner VII 1946
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