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HMS M24, the Glossary

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HMS M24 was a First World War Royal Navy ''M15''-class monitor.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: BL 7.5-inch Mk II – V naval gun, BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun, Diesel engine, Dover Patrol, Govan, HMS Endymion (1891), Knot (unit), M15-class monitor, Monitor (warship), QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun, QF 2-pounder naval gun, QF 3-inch 20 cwt, QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, Raylton Dixon, Royal Navy, War Emergency Programme destroyers, Western Front (World War I), White Sea, World War I.

  2. M15-class monitors
  3. World War I monitors of the United Kingdom

BL 7.5-inch Mk II – V naval gun

The BL 7.5-inch Mk II–Mk V gunsBritain used Roman numerals to designate versions or models ("Mark" abbreviated as "Mk") until after World War II.

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BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun

The BL 9.2-inch Mk I–VII gunsi.e. Marks 1 to 7.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Dover Patrol

The Dover Patrol and later known as the Dover Patrol Force was a Royal Navy command of the First World War, notable for its involvement in the Zeebrugge Raid on 22 April 1918.

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Govan

Govan (Cumbric: Gwovan; Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland.

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HMS Endymion (1891)

HMS Endymion was a first-class protected cruiser of the.

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Knot (unit)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly (approximately or). The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn.

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M15-class monitor

The M15 class comprised fourteen monitors of the Royal Navy, all built and launched during 1915. HMS M24 and M15-class monitor are M15-class monitors.

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Monitor (warship)

A monitor is a relatively small warship that is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns.

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QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun

The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr.) was a common, versatile calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century.

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QF 2-pounder naval gun

The 2-pounder gun, officially the QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing") and universally known as the pom-pom, was a British autocannon, used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy.

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QF 3-inch 20 cwt

The QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German Zeppelins airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II.

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QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss

The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines.

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Raylton Dixon

Sir Raylton Dixon (8 July 1838 – 28 July 1901), was a shipbuilding magnate from Middlesbrough on the River Tees who served as Mayor of Middlesbrough.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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War Emergency Programme destroyers

The War Emergency Programme destroyers were destroyers built for the British Royal Navy during World War I and World War II.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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White Sea

The White Sea (Beloye more; Karelian and lit; Serako yam) is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

M15-class monitors

World War I monitors of the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M24