HMS M30
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| Name | HMS M30 |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 486 |
| Laid down | March 1915 |
| Launched | 23 June 1915 |
| Completed | 9 July 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk by shore batteries Gulf of Smyrna 14 May 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | M29 class monitor |
| Displacement | 580 tons deep load |
| Length | 177 ft 3 in (54.03 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion. Twin screws. Yarrow oil fuel 45 tons boilers. 400 hp (300 kW) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 72 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | 6 in on gun shield |
HMS M30 was a
First World War
.
The availability of ten 6 inch Mk XII guns from the
Harland & Wolff, Belfast
in March 1915. Launched on 23 June 1915, she was completed in July 1915.
Upon completion, HMS M30 was sent to the Mediterranean. Whilst enforcing the Allied blockade in the
Gulf of Smyrna
, HMS M30 came under fire from the Austro-Hungarian howitzer battery 36 supporting the Turkish, and was sunk on 14 May 1916.
References
- Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
- Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5
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