page_title: HMS Abdiel (1915)
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Abdiel (1915)
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of British Marksman class flotilla leader destroyer HMS Abdiel, serving as a minelayer - note aft area screened with canvas.
context_page_description: HMS Abdiel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the Royal Navy, built by Cammell Laird during the First World War. She was converted to a minelayer during construction, commissioning during 1916, and served at the Battle of Jutland. Following the end of the war, Abdiel served in the Baltic during the Russian Civil War. She was sold for scrap in 1936.
context_section_description: HMS Abdiel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the Royal Navy, built by Cammell Laird during the First World War. She was converted to a minelayer during construction, commissioning during 1916, and served at the Battle of Jutland. Following the end of the war, Abdiel served in the Baltic during the Russian Civil War. She was sold for scrap in 1936.
caption: HMS Abdiel fitted as a minelayer. The aft end of the ship is screened off with canvas to conceal the minelaying equipment
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