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Mines, minelaying and minelayers: origins to the eve of the Second World War -- Getting it just right: desigining the Abdiel class -- The Royal Navy readies for mine warfare in the Second World War -- The Abdiel completes and proves her worth: home waters and the Mediterranean, 1941 -- The Latona takes to the water and sails around the Cape, 1941 -- Pawns of coalition war: the Abdiel and Latona on the Tobruk run, 1941 -- The Manxman enters the fray: Malta runs and a disguise, 1941 -- The Welshman joins the Manxman: laying mines for the Scharnhorst and Genisenau, 1941-1942 -- The Abdiel and then the Manxman to the Indian Ocean, 1941-1942 -- The Welshman and the Manxman to Malta's rescue, 1942 -- The Manxman, Welshman and Abdiel wreak havoc in the Mediterranean, 1942-1943 -- The repeat Abdiels take shap, 1941-1943 --The Ariadne completes and shows the flag in the Pacific, 1943-1945 -- The Apollo rounds out the six and becomes a yeoman minelayer, 1944-1945 -- War's end -- Peacetime -- Epilogue and honours. |
