British M-class submarine
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For other submarine classes with the same name, see M-class submarine.
The British Royal Navy M-class submarines were a small class of diesel-electric submarines built during World War I. The unique feature of the class design was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a casemate forward of the conning tower.
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Name | M-class submarine |
Builders | Armstrong Whitworth, Vickers |
Built | 1916–1919 |
In commission | 1920–1932 |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 3 |
Cancelled | 1 |
Lost | 2 |
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Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m) |
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) - M2 accidentally reached 239 ft (73 m) in 1923 |
Complement | 62 |
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Aircraft carried | M2 converted to carry Parnall Peto seaplane |
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Due to the limitations imposed on submarine armament by the Washington Naval Conference, M2 and M3 had their guns removed. M2 was converted to carry a small seaplane and M3 was made into a minelayer.