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Revision as of 20:09, 31 August 2013
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 | Alisa Shipbuilding | 15 Sep, 1915 | Sold 1947 | ||
Bee | Alisa Shipbuilding | 8 Dec, 1915 | Sold 1939 | ||
Cicala | Barclay Curle | 10 Dec, 1915 | Sunk 21 Dec, 1941 | ||
Cockchafer | Barclay Curle | 16 Dec, 1915 | Sold 1949 | ||
Cricket | Alisa Shipbuilding | 16 Dec, 1915 | Mined Jun, 1941 | ||
Glowworm | Barclay Curle | 5 Feb, 1916 | Sold Sep, 1928 | ||
Gnat | Lobnitz | 3 Dec, 1915 | Torpedoed 12 Oct, 1941 | ||
Ladybird | Lobnitz | 12 Apr, 1916 | Sunk 12 May, 1944 | ||
Mantis | Sunderland Shipbuilding | 14 Sep, 1915 | Sold 20 Jan, 1940 | ||
Moth | Sunderland Shipbuilding | 15 Sep, 1915 | Scuttled 21 Dec, 1941 | ||
Scarab | Wood Skinner | 7 Oct, 1915 | Broken up May, 1948 | ||
Tarantula | Wood Skinner | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Fly Class | Small Fry (UK) | "P" Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Fly Class | Gunboats (UK) | H.M.S. Peterel | –> |