HMS M24
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS M24 |
| Builder | Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. |
| Laid down | 1 March 1915 |
| Launched | 9 August 1915 |
| Fate | Sold 29 January 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | M15 class monitor |
| Displacement | 540 tons |
| Length | 177 ft 3 in (54.03 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots |
| Complement | 69 |
| Armament |
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HMS M24 was a
monitor. After service in the Dover Patrol
, she was also served in the British intervention in Russia in 1919. She was sold in mercantile service in 1920.
Design
Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M24's primary armament was a single
six pound anti-aircraft gun. Due to the shortage of diesel engines, she was instead equipped with four-cylinder paraffin engines from the Campbell Gas Co. Producing 640 horsepower, these allowed a top speed of eleven knots
. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty-nine officers and men.
HMS M24 ordered in March, 1915, as part of the
Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd shipyard at Govan
in March 1915, launched on 9 August 1915, and completed in October 1915.
Usage
World War 1
M24 served in the
BL 7.5-inch (190.5 mm) Mk III 50-caliber gun
was fitted in lieu.
Russia
M24 next saw service in support of the
12-pdr (76 mm) QF Mk 1 gun replaced by AA guns. She remained in the White Sea
until September, 1919.
Disposal
M24 was sold on 29 January 1920 for conversion to a mercantile oil tanker, and renamed Satoe.
Citations
- ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
References
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914–1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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