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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
ABDIEL training minelayer (1967)
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Abdiel 1980
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdiel | N21 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 23.5.1966 | 27.1.1967 | 17.10.1967 | BU 9.1988 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1375 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1460 |
| Length, m | 74.7 pp 80.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.7 |
| Draught, m | 2.85 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Paxman Ventura 16-YSCM diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2690 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 44 mines |
| Electronic equipment | type 978 radar |
| Complement | 98 |
Standard scale images
Abdiel 1970
Abdiel 1979
Graphics
Abdiel 1980
Project history
Designed to lay exercise minefields and to support mine countermeasures forces.
Modernizations
late 1970s: - type 978 radar; + type 1006 radar
Naval service
No significant events.
