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Britain launched twelve '''Insect Class Gunboats''' in 1915 and 1916 for riverine use. <div name=fredbot:ships> </div name=fredbot:ships> ==Design== The vessels were as follows:{{DittColl|p. 106}} * 645 tons * 237.5 feet overall * 4 foot draught * 36 foot beam * 14 knots on 2000 I.H.P. ==Armament== * two 6-in guns * two 12-pdr guns ==See Also== {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect-class_gunboat}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} {{refend}} {{Footer Insect Class Gunboat (1915)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Insect}} {{CatClassGunboat|UK}} <!-- data nat=UK cat=Gunboat type=gunboat prefix=H.M. chain=Gunboats {ship name=Aphis pend=P.96 (Jan 1916)<br>P.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Alisa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=15 9 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sold fate2=at Singapore fatedate=1947{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Bee pend=P.99 (Jan 1916)<br>P.07 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Alisa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=" laid= launch=8 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sold fatedate=1939{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Cicala pend=P.4A (Jan 1916)<br>P.82 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=10 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sunk fate2=air attack at Hong Kong fatedate=21 12 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Cockchafer pend=P.95 (Jan 1916)<br>P.83 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=16 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sold fate2=at Singapore fatedate=1949{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Cricket pend=P.82 (Jan 1916)<br>P.85 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Alisa Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=16 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Mined fate2=in Mediterranean fatedate=6 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Glowworm pend=P.94 (Jan 1916)<br>P.93 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=5 2 16{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sold fate2=at Malta fatedate=9 1928{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Gnat pend=P.97 (Jan 1916)<br>P.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Lobnitz]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=3 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Torpedoed fate2=in Mediterranean fatedate=12 10 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Ladybird pend=P.5A (Jan 1916)<br>P.0A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Lobnitz]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=12 4 16{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sunk fate2=air attack fatedate=12 5 1944{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Mantis pend=P.0A (Jan 1916)<br>P.5A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Sunderland Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=14 9 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Sold fate2=in China fatedate=20 1 1940{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Moth pend=P.7A (Jan 1916)<br>P.8A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Sunderland Shipbuilding]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=15 9 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Scuttled fate2=at Hong Kong fatedate=21 12 1941{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Scarab pend=P.98 (Jan 1916)<br>P.A2 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Wood Skinner]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=7 10 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Broken up fate2=at Singapore fatedate=5 1948{{DittColl|p. 106}} } {ship name=Tarantula pend=P.^a (Jan 1916)<br>P.A8 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} builder=[[Wood Skinner]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} laid= launch=18 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} comm= fate=Expended fate2=as target off Ceylon fatedate=1 5 1946{{DittColl|p. 106}} } data -->

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