HMS Linnet (M69)

HMS Linnet was one of three Royal Navy Linnet-class minelayers built in 1938.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Linnet.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Linnet
Namesake	Common linnet
Ordered	22 March 1937
Builder	Ardrossan Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	September 1937
Launched	3 May 1938
Commissioned	1 November 1938
Identification	Pennant number: M69
Fate	Scrapped at Dunston in 1964
General characteristics
Type	Linnet-class minelayer
Displacement	498 tons standard
Length	145 ft 0 in (44.20 m) (p/p) 163 ft 9 in (49.91 m) (o/a)
Beam	27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draught	8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engine 1 shaft 400 hp (300 kW)
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Complement	24
Armament	2 × twin 0.303 in machine guns 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon (from 1942) 12 mines

References

• Jane's Fighting Ships 1939, p. 98
• Cocker, M.P. (1993). Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy: 1908 to Date. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-328-4.

External links

• HMS Linnet (M 69) at uboat.net