List of minelayer ship classes

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

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

Regia Marina

 * Italian minelayer Fasana – 1 ship
 * Azio-class minelayer – 6 ships

Imperial Japanese Navy

 * 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.
 * HNOMS Vidar (1977–2006) Sold to Latvia in 2006.
 * HNOMS Vale (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)

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)