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M29 Class Monitor




The ''M29''-class comprised five Monitor s of the Royal Navy , all built and launched during 1915 .

The ships of this class were ordered in March, 1915, as part of the Emergency War Programme of ship construction. The contract for construction was granted to Harland & Wolff , Belfast , who sub-contracted the construction of the ''M29'' and ''M31'' to Workman Clark Limited.


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M29 CLASS STATISTICS


  • Displacement: 535 tons

  • Length: 170 ft (52 m)

  • Beam: 31 ft (9.4 m)

  • Draught: 6.75 ft (2.1 m)

  • Complement: 75

  • Armament:

  • ---2 x 6 in (152 mm) guns

  • ---1 x 6 pdr AA

  • ---1 x 3 inch (76 mm) AA for ''M31'' and ''M33''

  • Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h)

  • Propulsion: Triple expansion. Twin screws. Yarrow oil fuel 45 tons boilers. 400 hp (300 kW)




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