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− | The | + | The nineteen '''"M" Class Monitors''' were launched in 1915. Fourteen of them had a 9.2-in gun, and five had two 6-in guns. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; | ||
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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 19 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M15}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |28 Apr, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Torpedoed 11 Nov, 1917 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M16}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |3 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Jan, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M17}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |12 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 12 May, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M18}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |15 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Jan, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M19}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |4 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 12 May, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M20}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |11 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Jan, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M21}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |27 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Mined 20 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M22}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |10 Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Aug, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1938 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M23}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |17 Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Broken up 21 Apr, 1959 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M24}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |9 Aug, 1915 | ||
+ | |4 Oct, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sunk 29 Sep, 1936 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M25}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |24 Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sep, 1915 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M26}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |24 Aug, 1915 | ||
+ | |Oct, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Jan, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M27}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |8 Sep, 1915 | ||
+ | |Nov, 1915 | ||
+ | |Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M28}} | ||
+ | |[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees | ||
+ | |1915 | ||
+ | |28 Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Aug, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sunk 20 Jan, 1918 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M29}} | ||
+ | |[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast | ||
+ | |Mar, 1915 | ||
+ | |22 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 9 Sep, 1946 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M30}} | ||
+ | |[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast | ||
+ | |Mar, 1915 | ||
+ | |23 Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sunk 13 May, 1916 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M31}} | ||
+ | |[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast | ||
+ | |Mar, 1915 | ||
+ | |24 Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jul, 1915 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1948 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M32}} | ||
+ | |[[Workman Clark & Company]], Belfast | ||
+ | |Mar, 1915 | ||
+ | |22 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Jan, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M33}} | ||
+ | |[[Workman Clark & Company]], Belfast | ||
+ | |Mar, 1915 | ||
+ | |22 May, 1915 | ||
+ | |Jun, 1915 | ||
+ | |Preserved | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Armament== | ||
+ | The ships were armed as follows.{{UKTHVol4Part28|pp. 31, 32, 36}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''As built:''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-M15}}, {{UK-M16}}, {{UK-M17}}, {{UK-M18}}: | ||
+ | * one 9.2-in B.L. Mark X gun on an altered Mark V mounting | ||
+ | * one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck | ||
+ | * one Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun | ||
+ | * two Maxim machine guns | ||
+ | |||
+ | These first four used spare 9.2-in guns and mountings for the [[Drake Class Cruiser (1901)|''Drake'']] and [[Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)|''Cressy'' class]], converted to provide 30 degree elevation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-M19}}, {{UK-M20}}, {{UK-M21}}, {{UK-M22}}, {{UK-M23}}, {{UK-M24}}, {{UK-M25}}, {{UK-M26}}, {{UK-M27}}, {{UK-M28}}: | ||
+ | * one 9.2-in B.L. Mark VIII gun on an altered C.P. III mounting | ||
+ | * one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck | ||
+ | * one Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun | ||
+ | * two Maxim machine guns | ||
+ | |||
+ | These ten ships used 9.2-in guns removed from the [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|''Edgar'' class]] and altered to provide 30 degree elevation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-M29}}, {{UK-M30}}, {{UK-M31}}, {{UK-M32}}, {{UK-M33}}: | ||
+ | * two 6-in B.L. Mark XII on P. IX mountings | ||
+ | * one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck | ||
+ | * two Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun | ||
+ | * four Maxim machine guns | ||
+ | |||
+ | These ships got their 6-in guns from those aft-most pairs that were not mounted in the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|''Queen Elizabeth'' class]] battleships. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''In November 1918:''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-M21}}, {{UK-M23}}, {{UK-M24}}, {{UK-M25}}, {{UK-M26}}: | ||
+ | * one 7.5-in | ||
+ | |||
+ | These guns were formerly from {{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{UK-M27}}: | ||
+ | * one 6-in B.L. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Others: unchanged. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | *{{ | + | *{{Buxton1978}} |
− | *{{ | + | *{{DirectorH}} |
− | *{{ | + | *{{FCHMShips}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
− | {{M Class (1915)}} | + | {{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:M}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:M}} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{CatClassMonitor|UK}} |
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cat=Monitor | cat=Monitor | ||
type=monitor | type=monitor | ||
+ | |||
+ | chain=Monitors | ||
+ | |||
+ | {group | ||
+ | name=Mounting Single 9.2-in Gun | ||
+ | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.15 | name=M.15 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.15{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[William Gray & Company]], Tees{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=3.15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=28 4 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Torpedoed | ||
+ | fate2=by UC.38 off Gaza{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=11 11 17{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.16 | name=M.16 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.16{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=3 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Tiga''{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=29 1 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.17 | name=M.17 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.17{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=12 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Toedjoe'' | ||
+ | fatedate=12 5 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.18 | name=M.18 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.18{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=15 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Anam'' | ||
+ | fatedate=29 1 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.19 | name=M.19 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.19{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=4 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Delapan''{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=12 5 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.20 | name=M.20 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.20{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=11 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Lima''{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=29 1 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.21 | name=M.21 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.21{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=27 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Mined | ||
+ | fate2=off Ostend{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=20 10 18{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.22 | name=M.22 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.22{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=10 6 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=8 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=stranded off Cornwall{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=12 38{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.23 | name=M.23 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.23{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=17 6 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Broken up | ||
+ | fate2= | ||
+ | fatedate=21 4 1959{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.24 | name=M.24 | ||
− | pend=M.24 | + | pend=M.24{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order=Feb, 1915 | order=Feb, 1915 | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=9 Aug, 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
comm=4 Oct, 1915 | comm=4 Oct, 1915 | ||
+ | fate=Sunk | ||
+ | fate2=as target ship | ||
+ | fatedate=29 Sep, 1936 | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.25 | name=M.25 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.25{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=24 7 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=9 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=in Dvina River{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=16 9 19{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.26 | name=M.26 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.26{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=24 8 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=10 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Doewa''{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=29 1 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.27 | name=M.27 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.27{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=8 9 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=11 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Scuttled | ||
+ | fate2=in Dvina River{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=16 9 19{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.28 | name=M.28 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.28{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=28 6 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=8 15{{Conways1906|p. 47}} |
+ | fate=Sunk | ||
+ | fate2=by {{DE-Breslau}} and {{DE-Goeben}}{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=20 1 18{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | {group | ||
+ | name=Mounting Two 6-in Guns | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.29 | name=M.29 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.29{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=3 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=22 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up | ||
+ | fatedate=9 9 1946{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.30 | name=M.30 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.30{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=23 6 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
+ | fate=Sunk | ||
+ | fate2=by Turkish shore batteries{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=13 5 16{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.31 | name=M.31 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.31{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=24 6 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=7 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
+ | fate=Broken up | ||
+ | fate2=by Rees, Llanelly{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=1948{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.32 | name=M.32 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.32{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Workman Clark & Company]], Belfast{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=22 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fate2=became ''Ampat''{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
+ | fatedate=29 1 20{{DittColl|p. 104}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=M.33 | name=M.33 | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=M.33{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1915 | + | launch=22 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=6 15{{Conways1906|p. 48}} |
+ | fate=Preserved | ||
+ | fate2= | ||
+ | fatedate= | ||
} | } | ||
Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 April 2018
The nineteen "M" Class Monitors were launched in 1915. Fourteen of them had a 9.2-in gun, and five had two 6-in guns.
Overview of 19 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
M.15 | William Gray & Company, Tees | 1915 | 28 Apr, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Torpedoed 11 Nov, 1917 |
M.16 | William Gray & Company, Tees | 1915 | 3 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.17 | William Gray & Company, Tees | 1915 | 12 May, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Sold 12 May, 1920 |
M.18 | William Gray & Company, Tees | 1915 | 15 May, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.19 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 4 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 12 May, 1920 |
M.20 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 11 May, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.21 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 27 May, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Mined 20 Oct, 1918 |
M.22 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 10 Jun, 1915 | Aug, 1915 | Sold Dec, 1938 |
M.23 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 17 Jun, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Broken up 21 Apr, 1959 |
M.24 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 9 Aug, 1915 | 4 Oct, 1915 | Sunk 29 Sep, 1936 |
M.25 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 24 Jul, 1915 | Sep, 1915 | Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919 |
M.26 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 24 Aug, 1915 | Oct, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.27 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 8 Sep, 1915 | Nov, 1915 | Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919 |
M.28 | Raylton Dixon, Tees | 1915 | 28 Jun, 1915 | Aug, 1915 | Sunk 20 Jan, 1918 |
M.29 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 22 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 9 Sep, 1946 |
M.30 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 23 Jun, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Sunk 13 May, 1916 |
M.31 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 24 Jun, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Broken up 1948 |
M.32 | Workman Clark & Company, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 22 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.33 | Workman Clark & Company, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 22 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Preserved |
Armament
The ships were armed as follows.[1]
As built:
- one 9.2-in B.L. Mark X gun on an altered Mark V mounting
- one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
- one Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun
- two Maxim machine guns
These first four used spare 9.2-in guns and mountings for the Drake and Cressy class, converted to provide 30 degree elevation.
M.19, M.20, M.21, M.22, M.23, M.24, M.25, M.26, M.27, M.28:
- one 9.2-in B.L. Mark VIII gun on an altered C.P. III mounting
- one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
- one Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun
- two Maxim machine guns
These ten ships used 9.2-in guns removed from the Edgar class and altered to provide 30 degree elevation.
- two 6-in B.L. Mark XII on P. IX mountings
- one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
- two Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun
- four Maxim machine guns
These ships got their 6-in guns from those aft-most pairs that were not mounted in the Queen Elizabeth class battleships.
In November 1918:
- one 7.5-in
These guns were formerly from H.M.S. Swiftsure.
M.27:
- one 6-in B.L.
Others: unchanged.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. pp. 31, 32, 36.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian L. (1978). Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors. Tynemouth: World Ship Society. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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