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[1]
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 and type	Coastal minelayer
Displacement	805 long tons (818 t) (standard) 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) (deep)
Length	195 ft (59.4 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 9 in (10.3 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power	1,400 ihp (1,000 kW) 2 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts, 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph)
Complement	69
Armament	2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns 80–100 × mines

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.