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HMS M19

HMS M19 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor.

Design
Intended as a shore bombardment vessel, M19s primary armament was a single 9.2 inch Mk VI gun removed from the HMS Edgar. In addition to her 9.2-inch gun she also possessed one 12 pounder and one six pound anti-aircraft gun. She was equipped with a four shaft Bolinder two-cylinder semi-diesel engine with 640 horsepower that allowed a top speed of eleven knots. The monitor's crew consisted of sixty nine officers and men. ==Construction==
Construction
HMS M19 ordered in March, 1915, as part of the War Emergency Programme of ship construction. She was laid down at the Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd shipyard at Govan in March 1915, launched on 4 May 1915, and completed in June 1915. ==World War 1==
World War 1
M19 served within the Mediterranean from July 1915 to December 1915. On 4 December 1915, she was badly damaged by a gun explosion. She did not return to Home Waters, paying off at Mudros in 1919. ==Disposal==
Disposal
M19 was sold on 12 May 1920 for mercantile service as an oil tanker and renamed 'Delapan'. ==Citations==
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