Insect Class Gunboat (1915)

Britain launched twelve Insect Class Gunboats in 1915 and 1916 for riverine use.

Overview of 12 vessels
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	16 Mar, 1916	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:

• 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

• Wikipedia