HMS M-class minesweepers

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf minesweeper
gptkbp:armament machine guns
torpedoes
depth charges
gptkbp:built various shipyards
gptkbp:casualties some ships preserved as museum ships
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio
gptkbp:constructionMaterial steel
gptkbp:crew about 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design anti-submarine warfare
escort duties
mine clearance
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:displacement about 800 tons
gptkbp:engineType coal-fired
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced future designs
contributed to naval operations
part of naval strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M-class minesweepers
gptkbp:launched 1916
gptkbp:legacy recognized in naval history
influenced modern minesweepers
gptkbp:length about 220 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment sonar
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:HMS_M2
gptkb:HMS_M3
gptkb:HMS_M4
gptkb:HMS_M5
HMS M1
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 100
gptkbp:operationalRange gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:predecessor HMS A-class minesweepers
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:secondaryRole patrol
minesweeping
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_M-class_(1940s)
gptkbp:type warship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom