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HMS Linnet (M69)

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Minelayer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Linnet.

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.

References

  • Jane's Fighting Ships 1939, p. 98
  • Cocker, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.


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