Ships of the Royal Navy . Newark. 161. Princess IIargarkt. 162 MINE LAYERS. PRINCESS MARGARET (built 1913-14. Bought 1919) Formerly a Canadian Pacific liner, the Princess Margaret was chartered and converted into amine-layer during the War and was employed laying the North Sea mine fields and barrages. Dimensions.—395| x 54 x 16| feet = 5,070 tons. Armament.—Two 4-inch ; two 3-inch guns. Carries 400 mines. Machinery.—Turbines of 15,000 = knots. Oil = 585 tons. Complement 225. 163 MINE LAYERS (continued) M. 22, M. 31 (Emergency War Programme) 1915 Originally built as monitors, th
Ships of the Royal Navy . Newark. 161. Princess IIargarkt. 162 MINE LAYERS. PRINCESS MARGARET (built 1913-14. Bought 1919) Formerly a Canadian Pacific liner, the Princess Margaret was chartered and converted into amine-layer during the War and was employed laying the North Sea mine fields and barrages. Dimensions.—395| x 54 x 16| feet = 5,070 tons. Armament.—Two 4-inch ; two 3-inch guns. Carries 400 mines. Machinery.—Turbines of 15,000 = knots. Oil = 585 tons. Complement 225. 163 MINE LAYERS (continued) M. 22, M. 31 (Emergency War Programme) 1915 Originally built as monitors, they were disarmed and converted into mine layers —170 x 31 x 6i feet = 540 tons. M. 22.—Built by Raylton Dixon & Co. Served in the Mediterranean and .iEgean ; was armed withan old forward and a 12-pounder aft; 650 = 12 knots. Now carries 44 to Vernon , Portsmouth. M. 31.—Built by Workman Clark. Served in Mediterranean, Egyptian waters, and White Sea ;was armed with two 6-i
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