HMS Abdiel (M39)

HMS Abdiel was an Abdiel-classminelayer that served with the Royal Navy during World War II. She served with the (1941), Eastern Fleet (1942), Home Fleet (1942–43), and the Mediterranean Fleet (1943). Abdiel was sunk by German mines in Italy's Taranto harbour in 1943. Although designed as a fast minelayer her speed and capacity made her suitable for employment as a fast transport.