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. |
Polish Navy ships of the M class
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ORP Orkan (G 90) (ex. HMS Myrmidon) | Lost on 8 Oct 1943 | |
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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 |