HMS M3
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Launched: | 19 October 1918 |
| Completed: | July 1920 |
| Fate: | Scrapped Newport 1932 |
HMS M3 was built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne as a British M class submarine for the Royal Navy. She was laid down on the 4 December 1916 and was commissioned in July 1920. She was originally conceived as K20, but renamed prior to launch.
M3's main 12" gun was removed in Chatham in 1927-1928 following the signing of the 1922 Washington Treaty. The upper deck was modified to carry a casing with a conveyor belt to carry and launch over the stern 80 type B mines which was then changed to 100. The mines were laid through a door at the stern. M3 proved to be a successful minelayer and was used in the design of the Porpoise class minelayers.
On the 9th to the 15th May 1926, M3 was used to generate electricity during a general strike for the Royal Victoria and Albert and King George V Docks in London.
M3 was sold on 16 February 1932. She was then scrapped at Newport in April 1932.
HMS Raglan was also known by the name HMS M3 for a short time.
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[edit] References
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- Hutchinson, Robert (2003) Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day, New ed., London : Collins, 224 p., ISBN 0-00-716368-1
