HMS M17

Summary

HMS M17 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor.

HMS M17, before 1920
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS M17
BuilderWilliam Gray, Hartlepool
Laid down1 March 1915
Launched12 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
  • 2 shaft
  • Triple Expansion steam engines
  • 800 hp
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement69
Armament

Design edit

Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M17's primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk X gun which had been held as a spare for the Drake-class cruiser and Cressy-class cruiser.[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 Triple Expansion steam engines rated to 800 horse power that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty nine officers and men.

Construction edit

HMS M17 was ordered in March 1915, as part of the War Emergency Programme of ship construction. She was laid down at the William Gray shipyard at Hartlepool in March 1915, launched on 12 May 1915, and completed in July 1915.

World War 1 edit

M17 served in the Mediterranean from August 1915 to October 1918, and in the Baltic from March to September 1919.

Disposal edit

M17 was sold on 12 May 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker and renamed 'Todejoe'.

References edit

  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.

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External links edit

  Media related to HMS M17 (ship, 1915) at Wikimedia Commons