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 c ...
, 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
The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers which served in the British Royal Navy during World War II. The ships of the class were launched between 1939 and 1942.
The L class (also known as the ''Laforeys'') were approved under the ...
, 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)
The M class were the standard minesweeper (german: Minensuchboot) of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The vessels were the primary force in Germany's harbor defense command and were organized administratively into minesweepe ...
, 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
Transportation
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
, an automobile
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M-segment
M-segment is the 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 seating to provid ...
, 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 railways Bluff to Winton section. They were acquired by NZR in the late 1870s and rebuilt in the late 1880s. As rebuilt they were not very successful and were used ...
locomotives
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Pennsylvania Railroad class M1, 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), shunting locomotives
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OOCL M-class container ship, a class of large container ships operated by Orient Overseas Container Line
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Maersk M-class container ship
The M class is a series of 6 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 11,008 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
List of ships
See als ...
, a class of large container ships operated by Maersk Line
Astronomy
* ''M class'', a
stellar classification
* ''M class'', a class of
solar flare
A solar flare is an intense localized eruption of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are often, but not always, accompanied by coronal mass ejections, solar particle events, and other sol ...
See also
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Class M (disambiguation)
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M type (disambiguation)
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