John's History of British Warships

Reports on Ships and Battle honours

HMS Manxman



The following is from an email from Cadfael.
HMS Manxman
In August 41, HMS Manxman (M 70) left the UK, laid mines in the Gulf of Genoa on 17 August and was back in the UK on 30 August.
In April 1945, the cruiser went to the Pacific. 1947 paid off, but recommissioned in 1951 and stationed in the Mediterranean. From 1960 to 1963, she was converted to a minesweeper support vessel at Chatham, with her speed reduced to 26 knots. The ship was then stationed in the Far East to support the 6th Minesweeping Squadron. In 1969 the vessel became a training ship for engineer officers and was paid off in 1970 after a fire. On 6 Oct, 1972, she arrived at Newport for breaking up.
Navy: The Royal Navy
Type: Minelayer
Class: Abdiel
Pennant: M 70
Built by: A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordered:
Laid down: 24 Mar, 1939
Launched: 5 Sep, 1940
Commissioned: 20 Jun, 1941
End service:
History: Scrapped at Newport in October 1972.
Links: http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3955.html