HMS Abdiel (1915)

HMS Abdiel fitted as a minelayer. The aft end of the ship is screened off with canvas to conceal the minelaying equipment
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Abdiel
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	6 May 1915
Launched	12 October 1915
Commissioned	26 March 1916
Honours and awards	Jutland 1916[1]
Fate	Sold for scrap July 1936
General characteristics
Class and type	Marksman-class flotilla leader
Displacement	1,440 long tons (1,460 t) normal 1,700 long tons (1,700 t) deep load
Length	324 ft 10 in (99.01 m) (overall)
Beam	31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draught	12 ft (3.66 m)
Propulsion	Three shafts Parsons turbines Four Yarrow boilers 36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Speed	34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	4,290 nmi (7,950 km; 4,940 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	104
Armament	2 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns 2 × single 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II AA guns 66 mines

HMS Abdiel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the Royal Navy, built by Cammell Laird during the First World War. She was converted to a minelayer during construction, commissioning during 1916, and served at the Battle of Jutland. Following the end of the war, Abdiel served in the Baltic during the Russian Civil War. She was sold for scrap in 1936.