HMS M19

HMS M19 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS M19
BuilderSir Raylton Dixon & Co.
Laid down1 March 1915
Launched4 May 1915
FateSold 12 May 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeM15 class monitor
Displacement540 tons
Length177 ft 3 in (54.03 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Propulsion
  • 4-shaft
  • Bolinder 4-cylinder semi-diesel
  • 640 hp
Speed11 knots
Complement69
Armament

Design

Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M19's primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk VI gun removed from the Edgar-class cruiser HMS Edgar.[1] In addition to her 9.2-inch gun she also possessed one 12 pounder and one six pound anti-aircraft gun. She was equipped with a four shaft Bolinder two-cylinder semi-diesel engine with 640 horsepower that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty nine officers and men.

Construction

HMS M19 ordered in March, 1915, as part of the War Emergency Programme of ship construction. She was laid down at the Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd shipyard at Govan in March 1915, launched on 4 May 1915, and completed in June 1915.

World War 1

M19 served within the Mediterranean from July 1915 to December 1915. On 4 December 1915, she was badly damaged by a gun explosion. She did not return to Home Waters, paying off at Mudros in 1919.

Disposal

M19 was sold on 12 May 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker and renamed 'Delapan'.

Citations

  1. Randal Gray, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Conway Maritime Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

References

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