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==Large Minelayer Conversion==

The British did not design any large minelayers from the keel up for the purpose, but modified existing vessels, mercantile and warship, to the purpose.  Those selected had a high capacity and so not very many vessels were needed to sow and maintain large fields.

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|colspan=6|'''British Minelayers'''{{ARTSMining1917-18|pp. 11-13, Plate 7}}
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|Ship||# mines||Speed<br>knots||Radius of Action<br>miles / knots||Trips per Month||Station in Nov 1918
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|{{UK-PrincessMargaret}}||420||21||1500 at 21||4||[[Northern Barrage]]
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|{{UK-Paris}}||80||21.5||490 at 21.5||6||South
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|{{UK-Angora}}||300||16.5||1550 at 16.5||4||Northern Barrage
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|{{UK-Wahine}}||160||19.5||580 at 19.5||4||South
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|{{UK-Biarritz}}||125||22||1000 at 22||6||Mediterranean
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|{{UK-Perdita}}||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||"L" System
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|{{UK-OldColony}}||300||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||"Will possibly not be available at all"
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|{{UK-Amphitrite}}||354||17||2243 at 17||&ndash;||Northern Barrage
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|{{UK-Euryalus}}||336<ref>Approximate.  Not yet fitted.</ref>||20.5||1700 at 18||&ndash;||fitting out in Hong Kong
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|{{UK-1London}}||240||15||2150 at 15||3||Northern Barrage
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|{{UK-KinfaunsCastle}}||900/1000||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||fitting out
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|2 "special minelayers"||300||31||2000 at 20||&ndash;||contemplated
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|''Anglesey'' and ''Sheppey''||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||fitting out at war's end
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The last two vessels were being built by [[William Denny & Brothers]] at war's end, known by their builder's numbers, 1034 and 1035, respectively.  They were cancelled on 6 December, 1918 but completed in 1920 for other use as ''Anglia'' and ''Hibernia''.{{DittColl|p. 118}}

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