"M" Class Submarine (1917): Difference between revisions

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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

The 12-in gun could train 15 degrees to either side, elevate 20 degrees or depress 5 degrees.

It proved remarkable workable.

M 1, M 2:

M 3:

"M" Class Submarine

M 1

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+|19 Oct, 1918
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+|20 Jul, 1919
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