Monitor HMS M15, 1915-1917 (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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--A monitor ship made by the wartime rapid shipbuilding plan equipped with the 9.2 inch main gun of the armored cruiser.

--In 1915, an order was placed for the Wartime Emergency Shipbuilding Program.
--A monitor ship for coastal artillery designed with the assumption that the armament will be equipped with a 9.2-inch gun for cruisers.
--Overall length 54m
--Displacement 540 tons
--Speed 11 knots

--M-15 was completed in June 1915.-The main gun is a 9.2-inch Mk.X single gun.
--Diverted stock for Cressy-class armored cruisers.
--In addition, one 12-pounder gun and one 6-pound anti-aircraft gun.
――The engine is a three-stage inflatable steam engine with 800 horsepower and 11 knots.
--Move to Malta in July 1915, and since then engaged in the Suez Canal defense mission.
--Sinked on November 11, 1917 after being hit by a UC38 lightning strike.