HMS M19

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS M19
Builder	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co.
Laid down	1 March 1915
Launched	4 May 1915
Fate	Sold 12 May 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	4-shaft Bolinder 4-cylinder semi-diesel 640 hp
Speed	11 knots
Complement	69
Armament	As built 1 × BL 9.2 inch Mk VI gun 1 × 12pdr (76mm) QF Mk 1 gun 1 × 6 pdr (57mm) QF MK 1 AA gun 1918 1 × BL 9.2 inch Mk VI gun 1 × QF 3-inch (76.20 mm) AA gun 1 × 6 pdr (57mm) QF MK 1 AA gun

HMS M19 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor.

Design[]

Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M19's primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk VI gun removed from the Edgar-class cruiser HMS Edgar.^[1] In addition to her 9.2-inch gun she also possessed one 12 pounder and one six pound anti-aircraft gun. She was equipped with a four shaft Bolinder two-cylinder semi-diesel engine with 640 horsepower that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty nine officers and men.

Construction[]

HMS M19 ordered in March, 1915, as part of the War Emergency Programme of ship construction. She was laid down at the Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd shipyard at Govan in March 1915, launched on 4 May 1915, and completed in June 1915.

World War 1[]

M19 served within the Mediterranean from July 1915 to December 1915. On 4 December 1915, she was badly damaged by a gun explosion. She did not return to Home Waters, paying off at Mudros in 1919.

Disposal[]

M19 was sold on 12 May 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker and renamed 'Delapan'.

References[]

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 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