Knowledge (XXG)

HMS Abdiel (M39)

Source 📝

48: 821: 1848: 1831: 1843: 1823: 33: 813:
equipment had been turned off to reduce noise and to allow troops to sleep better. Commander F Ashe Lincoln QC RNVR gives a different cause in his book "Secret Naval Investigator" (Wm Kimber London 1961, and pp132–3 of the 2017 reprint). A naval mine clearance expert, he found in the Germans' Taranto
808:
and the minelayer sank in three minutes, with great loss of life among both sailors and soldiers. The 1st Airborne Division lost 58 dead and around 150 injured, the Derbyshire Yeomanry lost 1 member of Popskis private army Lt.McGillavray and 48 crew were lost. There is a rumour that the ship's
814:
magazine a number of large wooden wheels fitted with depth charges, with a timing clock and explosive charge in the centre. He says that one of these devices had been sunk next to the mooring buoy Abdiel used when the Germans evacuated the previous night.
1900: 1885: 1140: 1038: 1895: 362:(Captain Hon. Edward Pleydell-Bouverie) had acceptance trials interrupted and was ordered to lay mines with the objective of preventing the German battleships 1875: 1272: 790: 1133: 782: 730: 934: 786: 1155: 1031: 476: 1851: 1847: 1805: 1564: 1523: 1513: 1391: 1341: 1335: 1126: 692:(1,440 tons) was severely damaged. On 3 February 1943 another Italian convoy's escort fouled another of her minefields south of 1842: 1838: 1652: 1214: 952: 539: 345:
harbour in 1943. Although designed as a fast minelayer her speed and capacity made her suitable for employment as a fast transport.
533: 1870: 1706: 1259: 1203: 846:
Source (i) Tom Brown 'No 38 Profile Warship. Abdiel Class Minelayers (ii) Jurgen Rohwer 'Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945≠
322: 1024: 565: 1547: 1397: 1290: 1569: 1313: 363: 1890: 1266: 987: 703: 291:
Magazine box protection, deck, side-plating, turrets and bulkheads, belt, internal boiler room sides (added 1936–1940).
1434: 687: 433:
attempted to complete her trials programme but this was again abandoned when the ship was ordered to join the cruiser
369: 1834: 1830: 1826: 1822: 1818: 1424: 1358: 1319: 744: 254: 1413: 1277: 1232: 1220: 681: 1626: 1242: 724: 697: 743:
intercepts and captured documents. On 7 March a convoy ran afoul the field, losing one of their escorts, the
1620: 1166: 272: 1723: 1696: 1679: 1658: 1575: 1493: 1472: 1466: 1449: 1371: 1225: 1047: 557: 304: 265: 258: 145: 1689: 1613: 826: 739:
laid a minefield between the Italian fields X-2 and X-3, whose location was known to the Allies through
594: 326: 855: 1118: 1733: 1645: 1639: 1503: 1482: 740: 1880: 1459: 766: 1540: 1529: 1364: 1347: 1329: 1096: 660: 383: 330: 1794: 1762: 1744: 1606: 1403: 1381: 1247: 1089: 1075: 948: 930: 909: 798: 644: 636:
and three destroyers. During the following night these ships removed 4,000 troops from Crete.
604: 401: 1596: 1557: 1197: 1082: 1068: 666: 598: 508: 458: 448: 419: 413: 395: 1751: 965: 794: 631: 496: 407: 73: 1297: 1253: 1175: 588: 111: 867: 1864: 716: 434: 423: 389: 375: 797:), took the berth which had been declined earlier by the captain of the US cruiser 573: 549: 318: 1632: 1444: 769:. The mines had been laid just a few hours earlier by two German torpedo boats ( 657: 32: 1785: 1773: 1283: 1186: 816: 810: 723:, Tunisia. On 24 March a convoy entered the field, and the Italian destroyers 619: 529: 514: 502: 314: 279: 20: 1002: 989: 913: 1585: 1109: 693: 536: 468: 310: 151: 524:
laid a field of 150 mines off Akra Dhoukaton (Cape Dukato, southern tip of
1712: 1016: 608: 464: 762: 720: 677: 577: 525: 342: 900:
Caruana, Joseph (2012). "Emergency Victualling of Malta During WWII".
623: 569: 627: 472: 338: 77: 680:, the escort of an Italian convoy ran into it and the destroyer 1122: 1020: 487:
On 24 to 28 April 1941 they formed part of "Operation Dunlop".
564:(7564 GRT) which were transporting a large contingent of the 696:
island, off the western tip of Sicily, losing the destroyer
715:
again laid a minefield on the Axis evacuation route, 30
665:, laid several minefields with about 2,000 mines in the 513:, having discharged naval stores at Malta, proceeded to 229:
5,800 mi (9,334 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
676:
laid a minefield across the Axis evacuation route from
804:. Shortly after midnight, two mines detonated beneath 1670: 1154: 1149:
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1943
532:). On the field were later the same day lost the 418:on 23 and 28 March laid mines in the vicinity of 1901:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea 686:(1,645 tons) was sunk, while the destroyer 124:BISCAY 1941, CRETE 1941, LIBYA 1941, SICILY 1943 643:, in cooperation with the minelaying submarine 333:(1942–43), and the Mediterranean Fleet (1943). 1886:World War II minelayers of the United Kingdom 1134: 1032: 735:(2,125 tons) were lost. On 3 April 1943 471:, having loaded military stores destined for 8: 765:harbour, Italy on 10 September 1943, during 1141: 1127: 1119: 1039: 1025: 1017: 943:Warlow, Ben, Lt. Cdr., Royal Navy (2004) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 927:-Class Fast Minelayers of World War Two 839: 702:(1,225 tons) and the torpedo boat 463:. This group was then transferred from 273:0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns 27: 929:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 787:6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion 639:Between December 1942 and April 1943 255:QF 4-inch (100 mm) Mark XVI guns 44: 7: 1896:Maritime incidents in September 1943 475:. The ships subsequently joined the 378:. In operation 'GV', 'GX' and 'GY', 176:127.4 m (418 ft) (overall) 422:and 40 mi (64 km) WSW of 719:(56 km; 35 mi) north of 14: 856:204L A/T Bty at Paradata website. 1876:Ships built on the Isle of Wight 1846: 1841: 1829: 1821: 945:Battle Honours of the Royal Navy 819: 46: 31: 947:, Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK 1: 783:British 1st Airborne Division 777:), as they left the harbour. 208:Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 791:204 (Oban) Anti-Tank Battery 587:, escorted by the destroyer 337:was sunk by German mines in 266:QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk.VIII 583:On the night of 26–27 May, 16:Royal Navy minelayer (1940) 1917: 921:Nicholson, Arthur (2015). 745:Italian torpedo boat  544:(1,840 tons), the gunboat 18: 1816: 1107: 1057: 970:, British minelayer, WW2" 781:, carrying troops of the 672:On 9 January 1943, after 429:From 17 to 30 April 1941 268:on quadruple mount Mk.VII 136: 39: 30: 184:12.2 m (40 ft) 1871:Abdiel-class minelayers 761:, was sunk by mines in 630:with the light cruiser 275:on quadruple mount Mk.I 221:40 knots (74 km/h) 192:3.4 m (11 ft) 137:General characteristics 132:Lost, 10 September 1943 729:(1,645 tons) and 321:. She served with the 166:4,000 tons (full load) 1003:40.44306°N 17.25167°E 902:Warship International 827:United Kingdom portal 572:in Greece across the 313:that served with the 163:2,650 tons (standard) 923:Very Special Ships: 732:Lanzerotto Malocello 546:Pellegrino Matteucci 382:with the destroyers 1891:Ships sunk by mines 999: /  972:. naval-history.net 767:Operation Slapstick 566:2nd Panzer Division 477:Mediterranean Fleet 439:and the destroyers 323:Mediterranean Fleet 1435:Francesco Rismondo 1008:40.44306; 17.25167 374:breaking out from 358:On 22 March 1941, 1858: 1857: 1654:Sebastiano Caboto 1505:Gaetano Donizetti 1243:Antonio Bajamonti 1116: 1115: 936:978-1-84832-235-6 711:On 8 March 1943, 708:(910 tons). 295: 294: 1908: 1850: 1845: 1833: 1825: 1809: 1799: 1789: 1779: 1768: 1757: 1739: 1728: 1718: 1701: 1684: 1663: 1601: 1591: 1580: 1552: 1535: 1525:Giuseppe Sirtori 1518: 1515:Francesco Stocco 1508: 1498: 1488: 1477: 1454: 1438: 1428: 1418: 1408: 1393:Giuseppe Sirtori 1386: 1376: 1353: 1337:Giuseppe La Masa 1324: 1301: 1261:Ermanno Carlotto 1236: 1208: 1192: 1181: 1170: 1143: 1136: 1129: 1120: 1051:-class minelayer 1041: 1034: 1027: 1018: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1009: 1004: 1000: 997: 996: 995: 992: 981: 979: 977: 940: 917: 887: 886: 884: 882: 864: 858: 853: 847: 844: 829: 824: 823: 822: 667:Strait of Sicily 655: 614:On 31 May 1941, 420:Little Sole Bank 54: 51: 50: 49: 35: 28: 1916: 1915: 1911: 1910: 1909: 1907: 1906: 1905: 1861: 1860: 1859: 1854: 1837: 1812: 1802: 1792: 1782: 1771: 1760: 1742: 1731: 1721: 1704: 1687: 1677: 1671:Other incidents 1666: 1604: 1594: 1583: 1555: 1538: 1521: 1511: 1501: 1491: 1480: 1457: 1441: 1431: 1421: 1411: 1389: 1379: 1356: 1331:Conte di Savoia 1327: 1304: 1239: 1211: 1195: 1184: 1173: 1163: 1150: 1147: 1117: 1112: 1103: 1053: 1045: 1007: 1005: 1001: 998: 993: 990: 988: 986: 985: 975: 973: 964: 961: 937: 920: 899: 896: 891: 890: 880: 878: 866: 865: 861: 854: 850: 845: 841: 836: 825: 820: 818: 795:Royal Artillery 756: 653: 576:to the port of 541:Carlo Mirabello 520:On 21 May 1941 495:and destroyers 485: 356: 351: 257:on twin mounts 205:Geared turbines 120: 74:J. Samuel White 52: 47: 45: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1914: 1912: 1904: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1863: 1862: 1856: 1855: 1817: 1814: 1813: 1811: 1810: 1800: 1790: 1780: 1769: 1758: 1740: 1729: 1719: 1708:Giuseppe Finzi 1702: 1685: 1674: 1672: 1668: 1667: 1665: 1664: 1605:Unknown date: 1602: 1592: 1581: 1553: 1549:Vasilissa Olga 1536: 1519: 1509: 1499: 1489: 1478: 1455: 1439: 1429: 1419: 1409: 1387: 1377: 1354: 1325: 1302: 1237: 1209: 1193: 1182: 1171: 1160: 1158: 1152: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1123: 1114: 1113: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1101: 1094: 1087: 1080: 1073: 1066: 1058: 1055: 1054: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1036: 1029: 1021: 983: 982: 960: 959:External links 957: 956: 955: 941: 935: 918: 908:(4): 357–364. 895: 892: 889: 888: 859: 848: 838: 837: 835: 832: 831: 830: 755: 752: 717:nautical miles 484: 481: 355: 352: 350: 347: 293: 292: 289: 285: 284: 283: 282: 276: 269: 262: 251: 243: 239: 238: 235: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 213: 212: 209: 206: 203: 198: 194: 193: 190: 186: 185: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 168: 167: 164: 159: 155: 154: 143: 142:Class and type 139: 138: 134: 133: 130: 126: 125: 122: 116: 115: 112:Pennant number 109: 108:Identification 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 71: 67: 66: 60: 56: 55: 53:United Kingdom 42: 41: 37: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1913: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1889: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1868: 1866: 1853: 1849: 1844: 1840: 1836: 1832: 1828: 1824: 1820: 1815: 1808: 1807: 1806:Enrico Cosenz 1801: 1798: 1797: 1791: 1788: 1787: 1781: 1778: 1777: 1770: 1767: 1766: 1759: 1756: 1755: 1749: 1748: 1741: 1738: 1737: 1730: 1727: 1726: 1720: 1717: 1716: 1710: 1709: 1703: 1700: 1699: 1694: 1693: 1686: 1683: 1682: 1676: 1675: 1673: 1669: 1662: 1661: 1656: 1655: 1650: 1649: 1643: 1642: 1637: 1636: 1630: 1629: 1624: 1623: 1618: 1617: 1611: 1610: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1598:Sanct Svithun 1593: 1590: 1589: 1582: 1579: 1578: 1573: 1572: 1567: 1566: 1565:Enrico Cosenz 1561: 1560: 1554: 1551: 1550: 1545: 1544: 1537: 1534: 1533: 1527: 1526: 1520: 1517: 1516: 1510: 1507: 1506: 1500: 1497: 1496: 1490: 1487: 1486: 1479: 1476: 1475: 1470: 1469: 1464: 1463: 1456: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1446: 1440: 1437: 1436: 1430: 1427: 1426: 1420: 1417: 1416: 1410: 1407: 1406: 1401: 1400: 1395: 1394: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1378: 1375: 1374: 1369: 1368: 1362: 1361: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1345: 1344: 1339: 1338: 1333: 1332: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1321:Piero Foscari 1317: 1316: 1311: 1310: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1294: 1293: 1288: 1287: 1281: 1280: 1275: 1274: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1262: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1244: 1238: 1235: 1234: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1222: 1217: 1216: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1200: 1194: 1191: 1190: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1172: 1169: 1168: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1157: 1153: 1144: 1139: 1137: 1132: 1130: 1125: 1124: 1121: 1111: 1106: 1100: 1099: 1095: 1093: 1092: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1052: 1050: 1042: 1037: 1035: 1030: 1028: 1023: 1022: 1019: 1015: 1012: 971: 969: 963: 962: 958: 954: 953:1-904459-05-6 950: 946: 942: 938: 932: 928: 924: 919: 915: 911: 907: 903: 898: 897: 893: 877: 873: 871: 863: 860: 857: 852: 849: 843: 840: 833: 828: 817: 815: 812: 807: 803: 802: 796: 792: 788: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 753: 751: 749: 748: 742: 738: 734: 733: 728: 727: 722: 718: 714: 709: 707: 706: 701: 700: 695: 691: 690: 685: 684: 679: 675: 670: 668: 664: 663: 659: 652: 648: 647: 642: 637: 635: 634: 629: 625: 621: 617: 612: 610: 606: 603:, landed 800 602: 601: 596: 592: 591: 586: 581: 579: 575: 571: 567: 563: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 542: 538: 535: 531: 527: 523: 518: 516: 512: 511: 506: 505: 500: 499: 494: 490: 483:Mediterranean 482: 480: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 461: 456: 452: 451: 446: 442: 438: 437: 432: 427: 425: 421: 417: 416: 411: 410: 405: 404: 399: 398: 393: 392: 387: 386: 381: 377: 373: 372: 367: 366: 361: 353: 348: 346: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 327:Eastern Fleet 324: 320: 316: 312: 309: 307: 302: 301: 290: 287: 286: 281: 277: 274: 270: 267: 263: 260: 256: 252: 249: 246: 245: 244: 241: 240: 236: 233: 232: 228: 225: 224: 220: 217: 216: 210: 207: 204: 201: 200: 199: 196: 195: 191: 188: 187: 183: 180: 179: 175: 172: 171: 165: 162: 161: 160: 157: 156: 153: 150: 148: 144: 141: 140: 135: 131: 128: 127: 123: 118: 117: 113: 110: 107: 106: 103:15 April 1941 102: 99: 98: 95:23 April 1940 94: 91: 90: 87:29 March 1939 86: 83: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 68: 65: 61: 58: 57: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 1852:October 1943 1804: 1795: 1784: 1775: 1764: 1753: 1747:Newfoundland 1746: 1735: 1724: 1714: 1707: 1697: 1691: 1680: 1659: 1653: 1647: 1640: 1634: 1627: 1621: 1615: 1608: 1597: 1587: 1576: 1570: 1563: 1558: 1548: 1542: 1531: 1524: 1514: 1504: 1494: 1484: 1473: 1467: 1461: 1450: 1443: 1433: 1423: 1414: 1405:Newfoundland 1404: 1398: 1392: 1382: 1372: 1366: 1359: 1349: 1342: 1336: 1330: 1320: 1314: 1308: 1306: 1296: 1291: 1285: 1278: 1271: 1265: 1260: 1254: 1248: 1241: 1231: 1226: 1219: 1213: 1204: 1198: 1188: 1177: 1165: 1097: 1090: 1083: 1076: 1069: 1062: 1061: 1048: 984: 974:. Retrieved 967: 944: 926: 922: 905: 901: 894:Bibliography 879:. Retrieved 875: 869: 862: 851: 842: 805: 800: 778: 774: 770: 758: 757: 750:(910 tons). 746: 736: 731: 725: 712: 710: 704: 698: 688: 682: 673: 671: 661: 650: 645: 640: 638: 632: 618:sailed from 615: 613: 599: 589: 584: 582: 574:Adriatic Sea 561: 553: 545: 540: 521: 519: 509: 503: 497: 492: 488: 486: 459: 454: 449: 444: 440: 435: 430: 428: 414: 408: 402: 400:escorted by 396: 390: 384: 379: 370: 364: 359: 357: 334: 319:World War II 305: 299: 297: 296: 247: 158:Displacement 146: 100:Commissioned 63: 25: 1839:August 1943 1445:Kansai Maru 1425:Heisternest 1255:Conte Verde 1006: / 658:sister ship 552:transports 365:Scharnhorst 119:Honours and 1881:1940 ships 1865:Categories 1796:Kulmerland 1786:Tango Maru 1745:HMHS  1485:Polyanthus 1383:Terra Nova 1215:Calitea II 1178:LCI(L)-339 1156:Shipwrecks 1110:Minelayers 991:40°26′35″N 976:5 December 834:References 811:degaussing 620:Alexandria 597:destroyer 595:Australian 580:in Italy. 530:Ionian Sea 515:Alexandria 331:Home Fleet 315:Royal Navy 234:Complement 211:72,000 shp 202:Two shafts 197:Propulsion 21:HMS Abdiel 1774:USS  1763:HMS  1752:HMS  1734:USS  1713:USS  1690:USS  1646:USS  1633:USS  1614:USS  1607:HMS  1586:USS  1541:HMS  1530:USS  1483:HMS  1462:St. Croix 1365:USS  1348:USS  1307:HMS  1284:USS  1187:USS  1176:USS  994:17°15′6″E 914:0043-0374 876:Uboat.net 799:USS  694:Marettimo 689:Maestrale 605:Commandos 537:destroyer 469:Gibraltar 391:Impulsive 371:Gneisenau 311:minelayer 152:minelayer 84:Laid down 1803:25 Sep: 1793:23 Sep: 1783:19 Sep: 1772:16 Sep: 1765:Warspite 1761:14 Sep: 1743:13 Sep: 1736:Savannah 1732:11 Sep: 1722:10 Sep: 1692:Bluefish 1616:Grayling 1595:30 Sep: 1584:28 Sep: 1556:27 Sep: 1543:Intrepid 1539:26 Sep: 1522:25 Sep: 1512:24 Sep: 1502:23 Sep: 1492:22 Sep: 1481:21 Sep: 1458:20 Sep: 1442:19 Sep: 1432:18 Sep: 1422:16 Sep: 1412:15 Sep: 1399:Katsonis 1390:14 Sep: 1380:13 Sep: 1360:Ametista 1357:12 Sep: 1328:11 Sep: 1305:10 Sep: 1098:Welshman 662:Welshman 609:Suda Bay 593:and the 548:and the 528:island, 465:Plymouth 385:Intrepid 329:(1942), 325:(1941), 248:As built 242:Armament 92:Launched 1705:9 Sep: 1688:8 Sep: 1678:7 Sep: 1648:Pompano 1635:LCT-209 1609:Gallant 1298:Taranto 1279:Lepanto 1249:Cattaro 1240:9 Sep: 1233:Vesuvio 1212:8 Sep: 1205:Velella 1196:7 Sep: 1185:5 Sep: 1174:4 Sep: 1164:3 Sep: 1091:Manxman 1077:Ariadne 881:16 July 872:(M 39)" 763:Taranto 754:Sinking 747:Ciclone 721:Cap Bon 705:Uragano 683:Corsaro 678:Tunisia 646:Rorqual 578:Taranto 562:Marburg 554:Kybfels 534:Italian 526:Lefkada 445:Kipling 403:Kipling 354:Channel 349:Service 343:Taranto 317:during 303:was an 189:Draught 70:Builder 40:History 1776:Pompon 1754:Uganda 1559:Ardena 1415:Ro-101 1367:Navajo 1343:Pegaso 1309:Abdiel 1286:Nauset 1273:FR 118 1199:Maloja 1189:YP-279 1084:Latona 1070:Apollo 1063:Abdiel 1049:Abdiel 968:Abdiel 951:  933:  925:Abdiel 912:  870:Abdiel 806:Abdiel 779:Abdiel 759:Abdiel 737:Abdiel 726:Ascari 713:Abdiel 699:Saetta 674:Abdiel 651:Abdiel 641:Abdiel 633:Phoebe 624:Sfakia 616:Abdiel 585:Abdiel 570:Patras 560:) and 556:(7764 550:German 522:Abdiel 510:Nubian 504:Jervis 493:Abdiel 460:Jersey 455:Jackal 450:Kelvin 431:Abdiel 415:Jackal 397:Icarus 380:Abdiel 360:Abdiel 335:Abdiel 308:-class 306:Abdiel 300:Abdiel 288:Armour 261:Mk.XIX 173:Length 149:-class 147:Abdiel 121:awards 64:Abdiel 1698:U-988 1681:U-760 1660:U-669 1628:I-182 1588:Cisco 1577:U-221 1571:U-161 1532:Skill 1495:U-229 1474:U-346 1468:U-338 1460:HMCS 1451:U-341 1373:U-617 1350:Rowan 1267:FR 22 1227:U-983 966:"HMS 868:"HMS 801:Boise 741:Ultra 654:' 628:Crete 600:Nizam 568:from 498:Janus 473:Malta 441:Kelly 424:Brest 409:Kelly 376:Brest 339:Italy 280:mines 259:HA/LA 226:Range 218:Speed 78:Cowes 1835:1944 1827:1943 1819:1942 1715:Peto 1622:I-20 1315:Argo 1292:Roma 1221:Etna 1167:I-25 978:2009 949:ISBN 931:ISBN 910:ISSN 906:LXIX 883:2007 789:and 775:S-61 773:and 771:S-54 649:and 622:for 590:Hero 507:and 489:Dido 457:and 436:Dido 412:and 394:and 368:and 298:HMS 278:156 271:8 × 264:4 × 253:6 × 181:Beam 129:Fate 62:HMS 59:Name 1725:I-2 1641:K-1 607:at 558:GRT 467:to 341:'s 237:244 114:M39 1867:: 1750:, 1711:, 1695:, 1657:, 1651:, 1644:, 1638:, 1631:, 1625:, 1619:, 1612:, 1574:, 1568:, 1562:, 1546:, 1528:, 1471:, 1465:, 1448:, 1402:, 1396:, 1370:, 1363:, 1346:, 1340:, 1334:, 1318:, 1312:, 1295:, 1289:, 1282:, 1276:, 1270:, 1264:, 1258:, 1252:, 1246:, 1230:, 1224:, 1218:, 1202:, 904:. 874:. 793:, 669:. 656:s 626:, 611:. 517:. 501:, 491:, 479:. 453:, 447:, 443:, 426:. 406:, 388:, 76:, 1142:e 1135:t 1128:v 1040:e 1033:t 1026:v 980:. 939:. 916:. 885:. 785:( 250:: 23:.

Index

HMS Abdiel

J. Samuel White
Cowes
Pennant number
Abdiel-class
minelayer
QF 4-inch (100 mm) Mark XVI guns
HA/LA
QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk.VIII
0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
mines
Abdiel-class
minelayer
Royal Navy
World War II
Mediterranean Fleet
Eastern Fleet
Home Fleet
Italy
Taranto
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Intrepid
Impulsive
Icarus
Kipling
Kelly
Jackal

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.