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The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. All ships were built to an identical - Admiralty - design, hence the class name (25 other vessels of the 'M' class were built to variant designs by three specialist builders Thornycroft, Yarrow, and Hawthorn Leslie). The Admiralty design was based on the preceding L class and all ships had three identical narrow, circular funnels. ==Ships of the pre-war (1913-14) Programme== Six vessels were built under the 1913-14 Naval Programme. These differed from the wartime vessels by being 1,010 tons full load, with slightly smaller dimensions. * , built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company, Hebburn on Tyne, launched 6 August 1914, and completed December 1914. Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921. * , built by Palmers, launched 24 September 1914, and completed February 1915. Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921. * , built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend, begun November 1913, launched 5 October 1914, and completed December 1914. Sold for breaking up 26 October 1921. * , built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, begun in early 1914, launched 5 October 1914, and completed December 1914. Sold for breaking up 22 September 1921. * , built by John Brown, begun in early 1914, launched 19 November 1914, and completed December 1914. Sold for breaking up 8 November 1921. * , built by John Brown, begun in early 1914, launched 20 December 1914, and completed February 1915. Sold for breaking up 8 November 1921. Besides the above six vessels, three destroyers already under construction were purchased from Yarrow, two from Thornycroft and two from Hawthorn Leslie to these builders' individual designs, and these are listed in separate articles. Three further ships were projected under the 1914-15 Naval Programme - and named ''Marksman'', ''Menace'' and ''Monitor''; however these three ships were cancelled before being contracted to any specific builder, in favour of two ''Marksman''-class leaders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Admiralty M-class destroyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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