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The fourteen '''M Class Monitors''' were armed with a single 9.2-in gun and launched in 1915.
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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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|-
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 19 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
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! align=center | Builder
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! align=center | Laid Down
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! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M15}}
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|[[William Gray & Company]], Tees
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|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
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-M25}}
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|[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees
 +
|1915
 +
|24 Jul, 1915
 +
|Sep, 1915
 +
|Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-M26}}
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|[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees
 +
|1915
 +
|24 Aug, 1915
 +
|Oct, 1915
 +
|Sold 29 Jan, 1920
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-M27}}
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|[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees
 +
|1915
 +
|8 Sep, 1915
 +
|Nov, 1915
 +
|Scuttled 16 Sep, 1919
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M28}}
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|[[Raylton Dixon]], Tees
 +
|1915
 +
|28 Jun, 1915
 +
|Aug, 1915
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|Sunk 20 Jan, 1918
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M29}}
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|[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast
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|Mar, 1915
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|22 May, 1915
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|Jun, 1915
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|Sold 9 Sep, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M30}}
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|[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast
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|Mar, 1915
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|23 Jun, 1915
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|Jul, 1915
 +
|Sunk 13 May, 1916
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M31}}
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|[[Harland & Wolff]], Belfast
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|Mar, 1915
 +
|24 Jun, 1915
 +
|Jul, 1915
 +
|Broken up 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M32}}
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|[[Workman Clark & Company]], Belfast
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|Mar, 1915
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|22 May, 1915
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|Jun, 1915
 +
|Sold 29 Jan, 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-M33}}
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|[[Workman Clark & Company]], Belfast
 +
|Mar, 1915
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|22 May, 1915
 +
|Jun, 1915
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|Preserved
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|}
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==Armament==
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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}}:
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* one 9.2-in B.L. Mark X gun on an altered Mark V mounting
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* one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
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* one Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun
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* 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}}:
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* one 9.2-in B.L. Mark VIII gun on an altered C.P. III mounting
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* one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
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* 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}}:
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* two 6-in B.L. Mark XII on P. IX mountings
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* one 12-pdr 18 cwt gun on P. V mounting on quarterdeck
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* two Hotchkiss 6-pdr H.A. gun
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* 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}}:
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* one 7.5-in
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These guns were formerly from {{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}}.
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{{UK-M27}}:
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* one 6-in B.L.
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Others:  unchanged.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
*{{BibBuxton1978}}
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*{{Buxton1978}}
*{{BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917}}
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*{{DirectorH}}
*{{BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919}}
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*{{FCHMShips}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
{{M Class (1915)}}
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{{Footer "M" Class Monitor (1915)}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:M}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:M}}
  
{{CatClassUKMonitor}}
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{{CatClassMonitor|UK}}
  
  
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cat=Monitor
 
cat=Monitor
 
type=monitor
 
type=monitor
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chain=Monitors
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{group
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name=Mounting Single 9.2-in Gun
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}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=M.15
 
name=M.15
pend=
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pend=M.15{{DittColl|p. 104}}
builder=
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builder=[[William Gray & Company]], Tees{{Conways1906|p. 47}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=3.15{{Conways1906|p. 47}}
launch=1915
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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}}
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fatedate=11 11 17{{DittColl|p. 104}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=M.16
 
name=M.16
pend=
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pend=M.16{{DittColl|p. 104}}
builder=
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builder="
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid="
launch=1915
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launch=3 5 1915{{DittColl|p. 104}}
comm=
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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=
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pend=M.17{{DittColl|p. 104}}
builder=
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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=
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pend=M.18{{DittColl|p. 104}}
builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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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=
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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=
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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=
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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
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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 16:29, 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.


Armament

The ships were armed as follows.[1]

As built:

M.15, M.16, M.17, M.18:

  • 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.

M.29, M.30, M.31, M.32, M.33:

  • 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:

M.21, M.23, M.24, M.25, M.26:

  • 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

  1. 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.


"M" Class Monitor
Mounting Single 9.2-in Gun
M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 M.19
M.20 M.21 M.22 M.23 M.24
  M.25 M.26 M.27 M.28  
Mounting Two 6-in Guns
M.29 M.30 M.31 M.32 M.33
<– Abercrombie Class Monitors (UK) Lord Clive Class –>