Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1930 (Milne 1935) BRT |
Length | 345 feet |
Complement | 221 men |
Armament | 6-4.7inch (3x2) |
Max speed | 36 knots |
Engines | 48.000 HP |
Power | Two Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2-shaft Parsons geared turbines |
Notes on class | Modified J-class design. The main armament was housed in weather-proof mountings. |
All ships of the M class
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HMS Myrmidon (G 90) (Became the Polish destroyer Orkan) | ||
HMS Mahratta (G 23) | Lost on 25 Feb 1944 | |
HMS Marne (G 35) | ||
HMS Martin (G 44) | Lost on 10 Nov 1942 | |
HMS Matchless (G 52) | ||
HMS Meteor (G 73) | ||
HMS Musketeer (G 86) | ||
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ORP Orkan (G 90) (ex. HMS Myrmidon) | Lost on 8 Oct 1943 | |
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Milne (G 14) | ||
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See all Destroyer classes.
M class ships hit by U-boats (4) | |||
25 Feb 1944 | HMS Mahratta | Sunk | U-990 |
12 Nov 1942 | HMS Marne | Damaged | U-515 |
10 Nov 1942 | HMS Martin | Sunk | U-431 |
8 Oct 1943 | ORP Orkan | Sunk | U-378 |
The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
Books dealing with this subject include:
200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten, Robinson, C. Snelling, 1999 |