HMS ''M16'' was a

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Design

Originally intended as a shore bombardment vessel, ''M16''s primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk X gun which had been held as a spare for the and . 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 Triple Expansion steam engines rated to 800 horse power that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty nine officers and men.

Construction

HMS ''M16'' was ordered in March, 1915, as part of the

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of ship construction. She was laid down at the William Gray shipyard at

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in March 1915, launched on 3 May 1915, and completed in June 1915.

World War 1

''M16'' served in the

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from July 1915 to October 1918.

Disposal

''M16'' was sold on 29 January 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker with Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co, and renamed 'Tiga'.

Citations

References

* * Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972), {{DEFAULTSORT:M16 M15-class monitors 1915 ships World War I monitors of the United Kingdom Royal Navy ship names