HMS Latona (M76)

HMS Latona was an Abdiel-class minelayer of the Royal Navy. She served briefly during the Second World War, but was sunk less than six months after commissioning.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Latona.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Latona
Ordered23 December 1938
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston, Hampshire
Laid down4 April 1939
Launched20 August 1940
Commissioned4 May 1941
IdentificationPennant number M76
MottoVestigia nostra cavate: 'Beware our tracks'
Honours and
awards		Libya 1941
FateSunk on 25 October 1941
BadgeOn a Field barry wavy White and Blue, upon a pomme vert a sun in splendour Gold eclipsed by a moon White.
General characteristics
Class and typeAbdiel-class minelayer
Displacement
  • 2,650 tons standard
  • 3,415 tons full
Length418 ft (127 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion
  • Two shafts
  • Geared turbines
  • four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 72,000 shp
Speed40 knots (74 km/h)
Complement242
Armament
  • 6 × QF 4-inch (100 mm) Mark XVI guns on twin mounts HA/LA Mk.XIX
  • 4 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mk.VIII on quadruple mount Mk.VII
  • 8 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns on quadruple mount Mk.I (later up to 12 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons on single mounts P Mk.III or twin mounts Mk.V)
  • 156 mines
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