| Abdiel Class
Cruiser - Minelayers. Photos and history of the cruiser minelayers
of the Abdiel Class. Launched 1940 - 1943, the class included HMS
Abdiel, HMS Apollo, HMS Ariadne, HMS Latona, HMS Manxman and HMS
Welshman. Photos included of all ships in the class. |
| HMS Abdiel |
23rd March 1940 |
Sunk on 10th September 1943 by a ground mine. |
| HMS Apollo |
5th April 1943 |
Broken up for scrap in 1962. |
| HMS Ariadne |
16th February 1943 |
Broken up for scrap in 1965. |
| HMS Latona |
20th August 1940 |
Scuttled after sever fire damage and explosions on 25th
October 1941. |
| HMS Manxman |
5th September 1940 |
Severely damaged by a torpedo and repairs took 2 years.
Broken up for scrap in 1971. |
| HMS Welshman |
4th September 1940 |
Torpedoed by U617 and sank on 1st February 1943. |
| HMS
Abdiel |
HMS Abdiel, July 1943.
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| HMS
Apollo |
HMS Apollo, laid up, August 1950.
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HMS Apollo, June 1953.
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HMS Apollo, March 1957.
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HMS Apollo, March 1957.
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|
HMS Apollo pictured c.1935 before she was transferred to
the Australian Navy and became HMAS Hobart. A
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7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
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HMS Apollo, at the breakers, April 1963.
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| HMS
Ariadne |
|
HMS Ariadne, July 1946.
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| HMS
Latona |
HMS Latona, 1941.
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| HMS
Manxman |
HMS Manxman, July 1946.
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HMS Manxman, June 1953.
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|
HMS Manxman pictured at Malta Harbour sometime in the
1940s
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| HMS
Welshman |
|
HMS Welshman, 1941.
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HMS Welshman, 1941.
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HMS Welshman. built by hawthorn Leslie and launched 4th September 1940 and
completed 25th August 1941. Served in the Home Fleet 1941 - 1942 and then the
Mediterranean fleet 1943. Torpedoed and sunk by U-617 on the 1st February 1943.
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