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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Linnet
NamesakeCommon linnet
Ordered22 March 1937
BuilderArdrossan Shipbuilding Company
Laid downSeptember 1937
Launched3 May 1938
Commissioned1 November 1938
IdentificationPennant number: M69
FateScrapped at Dunston in 1964
General characteristics
TypeLinnet-class minelayer
Displacement498 tons standard
Length
  • 145 ft 0 in (44.20 m) (p/p)
  • 163 ft 9 in (49.91 m) (o/a)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draught8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion engine
  • 1 shaft
  • 400 hp (300 kW)
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Complement24
Armament

HMS Linnet was one of three Royal Navy Linnet-class minelayers built in 1938.

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