M class or M-class may refer to:
Military
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M-class cruiser
The M-class cruisers were a class of light cruisers planned, but never built, by Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' before World War II. The ships were designed for commerce raiding in the Atlantic Ocean. The design for the first four ships suffere ...
, a planned German light cruiser class
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M-class destroyer, several classes of destroyer
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Admiralty M-class destroyer
The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyers built for the Royal Navy of United Kingdom that saw service during World War I. All ships were built to an identical – Admiralty – design, hence the cla ...
, a class of British destroyers built 1913–1916 and served in World War I
** M-class, British destroyers starting with the letter ''M'' of the
L and M-class destroyer, launched 1939–1942 and served in World War II
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''Marcílio Dias''-class destroyer, Brazilian destroyers built during World War II
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''Karel Doorman''-class frigate, of the Royal Netherlands Navy
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M-class minesweeper, several classes of minesweeper
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M-class minesweeper (Germany), a class of minesweepers of the World War II German ''Kriegsmarine''
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M-class minesweeper (Netherlands), a class of minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy built after World War I
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''Abercrombie''-class monitor, a British WWI class of monitor gunships
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M-class submarine, several classes of submarine
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British 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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United States M-class submarine
USS ''M-1'' (SS-47) was a unique submarine of the United States Navy. ''M-1'' was designed as a test bed for the newest technology in submarine construction and design. As well as being the world's first double-hulled design (in contrast to Sim ...
Transportation
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class, an automobile
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M-segment
M-segment is the Euro Car Segment, European segments for passenger cars described as "multi purpose vehicles". It covers multi-purpose vehicles, minivans and cargo vans. The minivans (also called MPVs or passenger vans) often have removable rear ...
, a European vehicle size class
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NZR M class
The NZR M class were a series of four tank engines built in England for the Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has a ...
locomotives
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Pennsylvania Railroad class M1
The M1 was a class of steam locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). It was a class of heavy mixed-traffic locomotives of the 4-8-2 "Mountain" arrangement, which uses four pairs of driving wheels with a four-wheel guiding truck in front f ...
, locomotives
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Victorian Railways M class
The Victorian Railways M class were 4-4-0T (tank) steam locomotives for suburban passenger service in Melbourne, a pattern engine being supplied in 1879 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Twenty-one further locomotives of this model were built by the Pho ...
, steam locomotives
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Victorian Railways M class (diesel-hydraulic)
The Victorian Railways M class are a diesel-hydraulic powered railway shunting locomotive, based at the Newport workshops of the Victorian Railways in Victoria, Australia.
For a period of time the VR had been using old steam locomotives that w ...
, shunting locomotives
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OOCL M-class container ship
The M class is a series of 10 container ships built for OOCL with a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,208 TEU. The ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Construction started in 2012 and the first ship was delivered in 2013. ...
, a class of large container ships operated by Orient Overseas Container Line
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Maersk M-class container ship, a class of large container ships operated by Maersk Line
Astronomy
* ''M class'', a
stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their stellar spectrum, spectral characteristics. Electromagnetic radiation from the star is analyzed by splitting it with a Prism (optics), prism or diffraction grati ...
* ''M class'', a class of
solar flare
See also
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Class M (disambiguation)
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M type (disambiguation)
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