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|Sold 1939 | |Sold 1939 | ||
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| {{Template:UK-Cicala}} | | {{Template:UK-Cicala}} | ||
− | |[[Barclay Curle]] | + | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] |
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| {{Template:UK-Glowworm}} | | {{Template:UK-Glowworm}} | ||
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| {{Template:UK-Gnat}} | | {{Template:UK-Gnat}} | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Aphis | name=Aphis | ||
pend=P.96 (Jan 1916)<br>P.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.96 (Jan 1916)<br>P.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[ | + | builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
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launch=15 9 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | launch=15 9 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Bee | name=Bee | ||
pend=P.99 (Jan 1916)<br>P.07 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.99 (Jan 1916)<br>P.07 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
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launch=8 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | launch=8 12 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | comm= | + | comm=16 Mar, 1916{{NLJan21|p. 731}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=1939{{DittColl|p. 106}} | fatedate=1939{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Cicala | name=Cicala | ||
pend=P.4A (Jan 1916)<br>P.82 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.4A (Jan 1916)<br>P.82 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Cockchafer | name=Cockchafer | ||
pend=P.95 (Jan 1916)<br>P.83 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.95 (Jan 1916)<br>P.83 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
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name=Glowworm | name=Glowworm | ||
pend=P.94 (Jan 1916)<br>P.93 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.94 (Jan 1916)<br>P.93 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
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name=Gnat | name=Gnat | ||
pend=P.97 (Jan 1916)<br>P.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.97 (Jan 1916)<br>P.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Lobnitz]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Lobnitz & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
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name=Mantis | name=Mantis | ||
pend=P.0A (Jan 1916)<br>P.5A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.0A (Jan 1916)<br>P.5A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Moth | name=Moth | ||
pend=P.7A (Jan 1916)<br>P.8A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.7A (Jan 1916)<br>P.8A (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Scarab | name=Scarab | ||
pend=P.98 (Jan 1916)<br>P.A2 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.98 (Jan 1916)<br>P.A2 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Wood Skinner]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Wood, Skinner & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
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name=Tarantula | name=Tarantula | ||
pend=P.6A (Jan 1916)<br>P.A8 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.6A (Jan 1916)<br>P.A8 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
− | builder=[[Wood Skinner]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | + | builder=[[Wood, Skinner & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} |
order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= |
Latest revision as of 16:54, 9 April 2018
Britain launched twelve Insect Class Gunboats in 1915 and 1916 for riverine use.
Overview of 12 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Aphis | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 15 Sep, 1915 | Sold 1947 | ||
Bee | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 8 Dec, 1915 | 16 Mar, 1916 | Sold 1939 | |
Cicala | Barclay Curle & Company | 10 Dec, 1915 | Sunk 21 Dec, 1941 | ||
Cockchafer | Barclay Curle & Company | 16 Dec, 1915 | Sold 1949 | ||
Cricket | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | 16 Dec, 1915 | Mined Jun, 1941 | ||
Glowworm | Barclay Curle & Company | 5 Feb, 1916 | Sold Sep, 1928 | ||
Gnat | Lobnitz & Company | 3 Dec, 1915 | Torpedoed 12 Oct, 1941 | ||
Ladybird | Lobnitz & Company | 12 Apr, 1916 | Sunk 12 May, 1944 | ||
Mantis | William Doxford & Sons | 14 Sep, 1915 | Sold 20 Jan, 1940 | ||
Moth | William Doxford & Sons | 15 Sep, 1915 | Scuttled 21 Dec, 1941 | ||
Scarab | Wood, Skinner & Company | 7 Oct, 1915 | Broken up May, 1948 | ||
Tarantula | Wood, Skinner & Company | 18 Dec, 1915 | Expended 1 May, 1946 |
Design
The vessels were as follows:[1]
- 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
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
Bibliography
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Aphis | Bee | Cicala | Cockchafer | Cricket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glowworm | Gnat | Ladybird | Mantis | Moth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scarab | Tarantula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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