HMS Steady, former Miner VII
Class overview
NameM class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byLinnet class
Succeeded byAbdiel class
Built1939–1943
In commission1939–1980
Planned9
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
TypeControlled minelayer
Displacement364 tons standard
Length110 ft 3 in (33.60 m) (p/p)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion engine
  • 2 shaft
  • 720 hp (540 kW)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement32

The M-class minelayers were a class of eight (nine planned) small controlled minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy between 1939 and 1943.[1]

Ships

Name Builder Launched Fate Notes
Miner I Philip and Son 1939
Miner II Philip and Son 1939
Miner III Philip and Son 1939
Miner IV Philip and Son 1940
Miner V Philip and Son 1940 Sunk as target on 6 June 1970 [2]
Miner VI Philip and Son 1942
M7 Singapore Dockyard - Seized in Singapore by Japanese forces before completed [1]
Miner VII Philip and Son 1944
Miner VIII Philip and Son 1943 Broken up in 1980 [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cocker, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.
  2. ^ Tony, Allen (23 July 2018). "Miner V HMS (1942~1960) Britannic HMS (+1979)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - HMS Miner VII". atlantic-cable.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
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