HMS Plover (M26)
Plover during World War II | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Plover |
| Ordered | 21 July 1936 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Laid down | 7 October 1931 |
| Launched | 8 June 1937 |
| Commissioned | 25 September 1937 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1969 |
| Notes | Pennant number: M26 |
| Class overview | |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Adventure-class |
| Succeeded by | Linnet-class |
| Built | 1936–1937 |
| In service | 1937–1969 |
| Planned | 1 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | Coastal minelayer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 195 ft (59.4 m) o/a |
| Beam | 33 ft 9 in (10.3 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts, 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph) |
| Complement | 69 |
| Armament |
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HMS Plover was a coastal minelayer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. She laid over 15,000 mines during World War II and remained on active duty until she was sold for scrap in 1969.