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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED KINGDOM
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
PLOVER coastal minelayer (1937)
Photo
Plover 1943
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plover | N26 | 1302 | Denny, Dumbarton | 10.1936 | 8.6.1937 | 9.1937 | sold 1968 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 805 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1020 |
| Length, m | 59.5 |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.05 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1400 |
| Max speed, kts | 14.75 |
| Fuel, t | oil 116 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 80 mines |
| Complement | 69 |
Standard scale images
Plover 1943
Plover 1963
Graphics
Plover 1943
Project history
Purpose-built coastal minelayer.
Modernizations
Late 1939: - 2 x 1 - 7.7/87; + 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV
circa 1941 - 1943: + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, mine stowage was increased up to 100, presumably type 271 radar
Naval service
Plover laid over 15000 mines in days of war.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
