HMS Marshal Soult

	HMS Marshal Soult
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Marshal Soult
Namesake	Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult
Builder	Palmers, Jarrow
Launched	24 August 1915
Commissioned	August 1915
Fate	Sold 10 July 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Marshal Ney-class monitor
Displacement	6,670 long tons (6,780 t) (standard); 6,900 long tons (7,000 t) (full load);
Length	340 ft (100 m) (p.p.); 355 ft 7.2 in (108.387 m) (o/a);
Beam	90 ft 3 in (27.51 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power	1,898 hp (1,415 kW) (trials); 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) (service);
Propulsion	2 × Vickers diesel engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) (design); 6.6 kn (7.6 mph; 12.2 km/h) (trials); 6 kn (6.9 mph; 11 km/h) (service);
Capacity	Diesel fuel: 235 short tons (213 t) (maximum)
Complement	228
Armament	As built:; 2 × BL 15 in (380 mm)/42 cal Mk I guns; 2 × QF 12-pounder (3 in (76 mm))/50 cal 18 cwt Mk I guns; 1 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) anti-aircraft gun; 1917:; 2 × BL 15 in (380 mm)/42 cal Mk I guns; 2 × QF 6 in (150 mm) MK I guns; 2 × QF 12-pounder (3 in (76 mm))/50 cal 18 cwt Mk I guns; 1 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) anti-aircraft gun; 1918:; 2 × BL 15 in (380 mm)/42 cal Mk I guns; 8 × BL 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal Mk IX guns; 2 × QF 3 in (76 mm) 20 cwt anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 12-pounder (3 in (76 mm)) anti-aircraft guns;
Armour	Bulkheads: 4 in (10 cm) (fore and aft); Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm) (forecastle); 1.5–2 in (3.8–5.1 cm) (upper deck); 3 in (7.6 cm) (lower deck, bow); 1.5 in (3.8 cm) (lower deck, stern); 1–4 in (2.5–10.2 cm) (box citadel over magazine); Barbettes: 8 in (20 cm); Turrets: 4.5–13 in (11–33 cm); Conning tower: 6 in (150 mm); 1 in (25 mm) (navigator's position);

HMS Marshal Soult was a Royal Navy Marshal Ney-class monitor constructed in the opening years of the First World War. Laid down as M14, she was named after the French general of the Napoleonic Wars Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult. She served in both World Wars and was decommissioned in 1946.

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