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Cruiser - Minelayers built for the Royal Navy, included HMS Adventure and the Abdiel Class. HMS Abdiel, HMS Apollo, HMS Ariadne, HMS Latona, HMS Manxman and HMS Welshman, used for Mine laying and also ammunition carriers to re supply Malta. View Net Laying Ships History of HMS Adventure
Name	Launched		Fate
HMS Adventure	18th June 1924		Saw service in the war and was mined twice before being converted to a repair ship in 1944. Broken up in 1947.
Abdiel 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, July 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2467 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2467

HMS Apollo, laid up, August 1950. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2473 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2473		HMS Apollo, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2474 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2474
HMS Apollo, March 1957. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2476 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2476		HMS Apollo, March 1957. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2475 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2475
HMS Apollo pictured c.1935 before she was transferred to the Australian Navy and became HMAS Hobart. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX195		HMS Apollo, at the breakers, April 1963. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2477 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2477

HMS Ariadne, July 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2478 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2478

HMS Latona, 1941. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2468 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2468

HMS Manxman, July 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2469 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2469		HMS Manxman, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2470 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2470
HMS Manxman pictured at Malta Harbour sometime in the 1940s A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX194

HMS Welshman, 1941. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2471 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2471		HMS Welshman, 1941. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2472 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2472
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.

HMS Plover pictured in September 1937 Original Wright & Logan Postcard. Price ?8. Click here to order. Order Code PHX196
HMS Plover, January 1938. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2479 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2479			HMS Plover, December 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2480 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2480
HMS Plover, October 1949. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2481 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2481			HMS Plover, October 1949. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2482 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2482
HMS Plover, October 1954. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2483 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2483			HMS Plover, May 1965. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2484 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2484
Miner III, June 1951. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2485 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2485
Miner III, October 1964. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2486 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2486			Miner IV, June 1951. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2487 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2487
HMS Britannic (ex Miner V), October 1970. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2488 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2488			Miner VI, April 1949. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2489 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2489
Miner VIII, April 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2490 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2490			Miner VIII, September 1955. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2491 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2491

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