HMS M22

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS M22
BuilderSir Raylton Dixon & Co.
Laid down1 March 1915
Launched10 June 1915
FateSold December 1938 and wrecked 2 January 1939
General characteristics
Class and typeM15-class monitor
Displacement540 tons
Length177 ft 3 in (54.03 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft
  • Triple Expansion steam engines
  • 650 ihp
Speed11 knots
Complement69
Armament

HMS M22 was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor. Later converted to a minelayer and renamed HMS Medea, she was wrecked whilst being towed for breaking up on 2 January 1939.