A double hull was used to minimise any chance of leakage.
A new, smaller, cast turret and redesigned rear hull were used.
A wooden hull can be used for operating models if properly sealed.
For the next 13 years, her hull was used for underwater rescue training.
Concrete hulls, reinforced with glass-fibre rather than steel, have been used in boat building for many years.
During the Siege of Leningrad her hull was used as a base for small ships.
The hull of the M3 was also used for self-propelled artillery and recovery vehicles.
From 1956 to late 1958, her hull was used for spare parts and experimental purposes.
A third hull, PG 142, was paid off and is used as spare.
The hull was used as a pontoon until at least 1937.