Plover 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Plover | Denny, Dumbarton | 10/1936 | 8/6/1937 | 9/1937 | sold 1968 |
|
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 |
VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14.75 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 116 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 80 mines |
|
Complement |
69 |
Ship project history: Purpose-built coastal minelayer.
Modernizations: Late 1939: - 2 x 1 - 7.7/87; + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA
circa 1941 - 1943: + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, mine stowage was increased up to 100.
Naval service: Plover laid over 15000 mines in days of war.
Plover 1943
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