This is a list of minelayer ship classes by country
Australia
HMAS Bungaree −1 ship in service 1941 to 1946
China Wolei-class minelayer – 1 ship in service from 1988
Denmark Falster-class minelayer – 4 ships (in Danish) all scrapped Lindormen-class minelayer – 2 ships (sold to Estonia)
Finland
Finnish minelayer Louhi 1 ship in service 1918 to 1945 Finnish minelayer Keihässalmi 1 ship in service from 1957 to 1994 Hämeenmaa-class minelayer 2 ships in service from 1992 Pansio-class minelayer 3 ships in service from 1991 Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa 1 ship in service from 1979 to 2013 Pukkio-class minelayer 3 ships in service from 1947 to 1991 Ruotsinsalmi-class minelayer 2 ships in service 1940 to 1975 Teplokhod-class motor minelayer 8 ships 1914 to 1952? ( 3? also used by the Estonian Navy)
France French cruiser Pluton 1 ship in service 1929 to 1939 Pluton-class minelayer (1912) 2 ships in service 1914 to 1921
Germany Imperial German Navy Brummer-class cruiser – 2 ships Nautilus-class minelayer – 2 ships SMS Deutschland (1914) – 1 ship SS Königin Luise (1913) – 1 ship Kriegsmarine German training ship Bremse – 1 ship German training ship Brummer – 1 ship Drache – 1 ship (ex Yugoslav) Brummer (ii) – 1 ship (ex Norwegian)
Iran Iran Ajr – 1 ship
Italy Regia Marina Italian minelayer Fasana – 1 ship Azio-class minelayer – 6 ships
Japan Imperial Japanese Navy Source:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, pp. 197–204 Hatsutaka-class minelayer – 3 ships Japanese minelayer Itsukushima – 1 ship Japanese minelayer Kamishima – 1 ship Japanese minelayer Minoo – 1 ship Natsushima-class minelayer (1933) – 3 ships Japanese minelayer Okinoshima – 1 ship Japanese minelayer Shirataka Sokuten-class auxiliary minelayer (1913) – 13 ships MV Tenyo Maru (1935) – 1 ship Japanese minelayer Tsugaru – 1 ship Japanese minelayer Yaeyama – 1 ship
Korea (ROK) Nampo-class minelayer
Netherlands Douwe Aukes-class minelayer – 2 ships Hydra-class minelayer – 2 ships Prins van Oranje-class minelayers – 2 ships
Norway HNoMS Frøya – 1 ship Vale-class gunboat – 5 ships (4 captured by Germany) Glommen-class minelayer – 2 ships (1 captured by Germany) HNoMS Olav Tryggvason – 1 ship (captured by Germany) Gor-class Former US Navy Auk-class. «Brage» ex. USS «Triumph» (1961–1991) «Gor» «Uller» «Tyr» Vidar-class Two ships built in Norway. (1977–2006) Sold to Latvia in 2006. (1978–2003) Donated to Latvia in 2003.
Poland ORP Gryf (1936) – 1 ship
Romania NMS Aurora – 1 ship NMS Alexandru cel Bun – 1 ship NMS Amiral Murgescu – 2 ships NMS Regele Carol I – 1 ship OMm35-class minelayer – 2 ships (ex Czech)
Russia (Soviet Union) Imperial Russian Navy Amur-class minelayer (1898) Soviet Navy Alesha-class minelayer – 3 ships Marti −1 ship (former imperial yacht)
Spain Júpiter-class minelayer – 4 ships
Sweden HSwMS Älvsborg – 1 ship (sold to Chile) HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01) – 1 ship HSwMS Carlskrona (P04) – 1 ship HSwMS Visborg – 1 ship
Taiwan Min Jiang-class minelayer – 4 ships
Turkey Ottoman minelayer Nusret – 1 ship
United Kingdom HMS Abdiel (1915) HMS Adventure (M23) 1 ship in service 1922 to 1944 Abdiel-class minelayer – 6 ships in service 1941 to 1972 Linnet-class minelayer – 3 ships in service 1938 to 1964 HMS Plover (M26) – 1 ship in service 1927 to 1969 HMS Agamemnon (M10) HMS Abdiel (N21) – 1967 to 1988
Yugoslavia Silba-class landing ship-minelayer −3 ships (subsequently to Croatia)
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