Hi chaps.
I bought a kit of the M15 Monitor from Deans marine, and being the type who likes to do something a bit different, decided to model mine as M19.
To cut a long story short, while the wheelhouse/bridge on M15 was not spacious, the one on M19 was even smaller, perhaps even bijou! The bridge was exactly the same footprint as the wheelhouse with no overhang or wings, just a little trapesoid platform surrounded by blast mats.
You can see it on page 128 of Ian Buxtons Monitor book (Damn fine read in my oppinion)
So, to business:
1. The bridge on M21 is much larger and on Page 119 a frontal view shows the chart house/cubby)?) like those on early destroyers. But if a bridge was very small, was the chart house (sic) made smaller or sited in another place? The image of M19 shows her with an awning and dodgers in front of the wheelhouse, and as she served in the Med, maybe they kept their chart house there instead?
2. I notice also that she and M21 did not have semaphore. Was it being phased out during WW1 or did some vessels just not have it? Again, space is at a premium on M19's bridge, but M21 is palacious in comparison.
I will ask on the Deans forum as well and see what gives. M19 piqued my interest as the bridge is different and it has those awnings etc plus the cool looking Mk VI gun. Thanks for your help:O)