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HMS M20

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS M20
BuilderSir Raylton Dixon & Co.
Laid down1 March 1915
Launched11 May 1915
FateSold 29 January 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

HMS M20 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor.

Design

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Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M20's primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk VI gun removed from the Edgar-class cruiser HMS Gibraltar.[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

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HMS M20 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 11 May 1915, and completed in July 1915.

World War 1

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M20 served within the Mediterranean from August 1915 to December 1918. She did not return to Home Waters, paying off at Malta.

Disposal

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M20 was sold on 29 January 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker and renamed 'Lima'.

Citations

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  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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