HMS M16

HMS M16 was a British Royal Navy M15-class monitor of the First World War.

M15-class monitors were designed to be relatively inexpensive gun platforms capable of inshore bombardment. HMS M16, like her sisters, was armed with a single 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mark VI gun salvaged from pre-dreadnought battleships. This gave her significant firepower for her size and cost.

Her construction was contracted to Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. in Middlesbrough, and she was launched on 24 June 1915.

During World War I, HMS M16 served primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. This included deployments to support operations in the Dardanelles and the Eastern Mediterranean. The monitors, including HMS M16, were vital for providing naval gunfire support to troops ashore. They proved effective in neutralizing enemy coastal defenses and disrupting enemy troop movements.

After the war, many monitors were decommissioned or placed in reserve. The ultimate fate of HMS M16 is not specified in readily available records, but it is likely she was scrapped or otherwise disposed of in the interwar period. The class as a whole were largely obsolete by the 1930s due to advancements in naval technology.