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+ | ==Armament== | ||
+ | The ships were armed as follows.{{UKTHVol4Part28|pp. 31, 32, 36}} | ||
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+ | '''As built:''' | ||
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+ | {{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 | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | {{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 | ||
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+ | These ten ships used 9.2-in guns removed from the [[Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)|''Edgar'' class]] and altered to provide 30 degree elevation. | ||
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+ | {{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 | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | '''In November 1918:''' | ||
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+ | {{UK-M21}}, {{UK-M23}}, {{UK-M24}}, {{UK-M25}}, {{UK-M26}}: | ||
+ | * one 7.5-in | ||
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+ | These guns were formerly from {{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}}. | ||
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+ | {{UK-M27}: | ||
+ | * one 6-in B.L. | ||
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+ | Others: unchanged. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M15_class_monitor}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M15_class_monitor}} |
Revision as of 22:49, 18 November 2012
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, Tees | 1915 | 28 Apr, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Torpedoed 11 Nov, 1917 |
M.16 | William Gray, Tees | 1915 | 3 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.17 | William Gray, Tees | 1915 | 12 May, 1915 | Jul, 1915 | Sold 12 May, 1920 |
M.18 | William Gray, 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, Belfast | Mar, 1915 | 22 May, 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold 29 Jan, 1920 |
M.33 | Workman Clark, 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.
{{UK-M27}:
- 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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