Admiralty M class destroyer

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Admiralty M class

General Characteristics
Displacement:	994 tons light, 1,042 tons full
Length:	269 ft
Beam:	27 ft 6 in
Draught:	10 ft 6 in
Propulsion:	3 shaft steam turbines, 25,000 shp
Speed:	34 kts
Range:	300 tons oil, ?
Complement:	?
Armament:	3 x 4 in L/40 QF Mark IV, mounting P Mk. IX 1 x single 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II 2 x twin tubes for 21 in torpedoes

The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 74 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 . They were based on the preceding L class and all had three identical narrow, circular funnels. Wartime builds generally omitted the cruising turbines originally specified. Partridge, Norman, Maenad, Ophelia and Observer were later fitted to carry a kite balloon.

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Maenad. Launched August 10th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Magic. Launched September 10th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Mameluke. Launched August 14th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Mandate. Launched April 27th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Manners. Launched June 15th 1915. Sold for scrap October 1921
Marmion. Launched May 28th 1915. Sunk after collision with HMS Tirade on October 21st 1917
Marne. Launched May 29th 1915 Sold for scrap September 1921
Martial. Launched July 1st 1915 Sold for scrap May 1921
Marvel. Launched October 7th 1915. Sold for scrap May 1921
Mary Rose. Launched October 8th 1915. Sunk on 17th October 1917 by German cruisers Brummer and Bremse off Norwegian coast
Medina. Launched March 8th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Medway. Launched April 19th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Menace. Launched November 9th 1915. Sold for scrap in 1921
Michael. Launched May 19th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Millbrook. Launched July 12th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Milne. Completed 1914.
Mindful. Launched August 24th 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Minion. Launched September 11th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Mischief. Launched October 12th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Mons. Launched May 1st 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Moorsom. Completed 1915.
Moresby. Launched November 20th 1915. Sold for scrap May 1921
Morris. Completed 1914.
Munster. Launched November 24th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Murray. Completed 1914.
Myngs. Completed 1915.
Mystic. Launched June 26th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Napier. Launched November 27th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Narborough. Launched March 2nd 1916. Wrecked off Scapa Flow with Opal on January 12th 1918
Narwhal. Launched December 30th 1915. Collided with another vessel in 1919 and broken for scrap in 1920
Negro. Launched March 8th 1915. Sunk after colliding with HMS Hoste in the North Sea on 21st December 1916. Depth charges from Hoste Exploded and blew out her hull plating
Nepean. Launched January 22nd 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Nereus. Launched February 24th 1916. sold for scrap November 1921
Nessus. Launched August 24th 1915. Sunk after colliding with HMS Amphritite in the North Sea on September 8th 1918
Nestor. Launched October 9th 1915. Sunk on May 31st 1916 at Battle of Jutland
Nicator. Launched February 3rd 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Nizam. Launched April 6th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Noble. Launched November 25th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Nomad. Launched February 7th 1916. Sunk on May 31st 1916 at Battle of Jutland
Nonpareil. Launched May 16th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Nonsuch. Launched December 8th 1915. Sold for scrap May 1921
Norman. Launched March 20th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Norseman. Launched August 15th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Northesk. Launched July 5th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
North Star. Launched November 9th 1916. Sunk on April 23rd 1918 at Zeebrugge
Nugent. Launched January 23rd 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Obdurate. Launched November 21st 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Obedient. Launched November 6th 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Oberon. Launched September 29th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Observer. Launched May 1st 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Octavia. Launched June 21st 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Offa. Launched June 7th 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Onslaught. Launched December 4th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Onslow. Launched February 15th 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Opal. Launched September 11th 1916. Wrecked off Scapa Flow with Narborough on January 12th 1918
Ophelia. Launched October 13th 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Opportune. Launched November 20th 1915. Sold for scrap December 1923
Oracle. Launched December 23rd 1915. Sold for scrap September 1921
Orcadia. Launched July 26th 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Orestes. Launched March 21st 1916. Sold for scrap September 1921
Orford. Launched April 19th 1916. Sold for scrap September 1921
Oriana. Launched September 23rd 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Oriole. Launched July 31st 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Orpheus. Launched June 17th 1916. Sold for scrap September 1921
Osiris. Launched September 28th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Ossory. Launched October 9th 1915. Sold for scrap November 1921
Paladin. Launched March 27th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Parthian. Launched July 3rd 1916. Sold for scrapping November 1921
Partridge. Launched March 4th 1916. Sunk on December 12th 1917 by gunfire from German destroyers off Norwegian coast
Pasley. Launched April 15th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Pelican. Launched March 18th 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Pellew. Launched May 8th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Penn. Launched April 8th 1916. Sold for scrap October 1921
Peregrin. Launched May 29th 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Petard. Launched March 24th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Peyton. Launched May 2nd 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Pheasant. Launched October 23rd 1916. Mined on March 1st 1917 off the Orkney Islands
Phoebe. Launched November 20th 1916. Sold for scrap November 1921
Pigeon. Launched March 3rd 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Plover. Launched March 3rd 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Plucky. Launched April 21st 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Portia. Launched August 10th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Prince. Launched July 26th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921
Pylades. Launched October 28th 1916. Sold for scrap May 1921