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HMS M31
HMS ''M31'' was an M29-class monitor, ''M29''-class monitor (warship), monitor of the Royal Navy. The availability of ten 6 inch Mk XII guns from the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, ''Queen Elizabeth''-class battleships in 1915 prompted the British Admiralty, Admiralty to order five scaled down versions of the M15-class monitor, ''M15''-class monitors, which had been designed to utilise 9.2 inch guns. HMS ''M31'' and her sisters were ordered from Harland and Wolff, Harland & Wolff, Belfast in March 1915. Launched on 24 June 1915, she was completed in July 1915. Upon completion, HMS ''M31'' was sent to the Mediterranean, and remained there until March, 1919. In 1916, she Capture of Yanbu, defended the port city of Yanbo, in Saudi Arabia, against the Turkish army by providing artillery cover for the Arab Revolt, Arab rebels. She served from May to September 1919 in support of British and White movement, White Russian forces in the White Sea, before returning to England. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harland And Wolff
Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the White Star Line, including ''Olympic''-class trio – , and HMHS ''Britannic''. Outside of White Star Line, other ships that have been built include the Royal Navy's ; Royal Mail Line's ''Andes''; Shaw, Savill & Albion's ; Union-Castle's ; and P&O's . Harland and Wolff's official history, ''Shipbuilders to the World'', was published in 1986. As of 2011, the expanding offshore wind power industry had been the prime focus, and 75% of the company's work was based on offshore renewable energy. Early history Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831–95) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913; he came to the UK at age 14). In 1858 Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on ''Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
