Difference between revisions of ""M" Class Submarine (1917)"
From The Dreadnought Project
m (→Bibliography) |
(Update ships) |
||
Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
<div name=fredbot:ships> | <div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 4 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-M1}} | ||
+ | |[[Vickers]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |9 Jul, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Collision 12 Nov, 1925 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M2}} | ||
+ | |[[Vickers]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |19 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Foundered 26 Jan, 1932 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M3}} | ||
+ | |[[Armstrong]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |19 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Feb, 1932 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-M4}} | ||
+ | |[[Armstrong]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |20 Jul, 1919 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Cancelled 1918 | ||
+ | |} | ||
</div name=fredbot:ships> | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 27 May 2013
Three of four projected "M" class submarine monitors were completed for the Royal Navy.
Only M 1 saw war service.
Overview of 4 vessels | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
M 1 | Vickers | 9 Jul, 1917 | Collision 12 Nov, 1925 | ||
M 2 | Vickers | 19 Oct, 1918 | Foundered 26 Jan, 1932 | ||
M 3 | Armstrong | 19 Oct, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | ||
M 4 | Armstrong | 20 Jul, 1919 | Cancelled 1918 |
Armament
Guns
- one 12-in 40 cal Mark IX, 50 shells
The 12-in gun could train 15 degrees to either side, elevate 20 degrees or depress 5 degrees.
It proved remarkable workable.
Torpedoes
M 1, M 2:
- four 18-in tubes forward, eight torpedoes
M 3:
- four 21-in tubes forward, eight torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
"M" Class Submarine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M 1 | M 2 | M 3 | M 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | "L" Class | Submarines (UK) | "R" Class | –> |