HMS Manxman (M70)

	Manxman in June 1945
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Manxman
Namesake	SS Manxman
Ordered	21 December 1938
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons
Laid down	24 March 1939
Launched	5 September 1940
Commissioned	20 June 1941
Motto	Stabit quoconque jeceris; (Latin: "It will stand, however you throw it");
Honours and; awards	Malta Convoys 1941–1942
Fate	Scrapped October 1972
Badge	On a Field Blue, Three legs conjoined in armour Proper, spurred and garnished Gold. It is also the manx symbol
General characteristics
Class and type	Abdiel-class minelayer
Displacement	2,650 long tons (2,693 t) standard; 3,415 long tons (3,470 t) full (1938 group);
Length	400 ft 6 in (122.07 m) p/p; 418 ft (127 m) o/a;
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draught	11 ft 3 in (3.43 m); 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) full;
Propulsion	4 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers; Parsons geared steam turbines; 2 shafts; 72,000 shp (54,000 kW);
Speed	40 knots (standard); 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) (full);
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 38 knots
Complement	242
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (100 mm) L/45 Mark XVI guns on twin mounts HA/LA Mk.XIX; 4 × QF 2 pdr L/39 Mk.VIII on quadruple mount Mk.VII; 8 × Vickers .50 machine guns on quadruple mount Mk.I (later up to 12 × 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk.III or twin mounts Mk.V); 156 mines;

HMS Manxman (M70) was an Abdiel-class minelayer of the Royal Navy. The ship is named for an inhabitant of the Isle of Man. It served in the Mediterranean during World War II, and entered the Reserve Fleet following the end of the war.

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