Insect Class Gunboat (1915): Difference between revisions
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(replace "[[Barclay Curle" with "[[Barclay Curle & Company") |
(replace "[[Alisa Shipbuilding" with "[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company") |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
|- align=left | |- align=left | ||
| {{Template:UK-Aphis}} | | {{Template:UK-Aphis}} | ||
|[[ | |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
| | | | ||
|15 Sep, 1915 | |15 Sep, 1915 | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
|- align=left | |- align=left | ||
| {{Template:UK-Bee}} | | {{Template:UK-Bee}} | ||
|[[ | |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
| | | | ||
|8 Dec, 1915 | |8 Dec, 1915 | ||
| Line 44: | Line 44: | ||
|- align=left | |- align=left | ||
| {{Template:UK-Cricket}} | | {{Template:UK-Cricket}} | ||
|[[ | |[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
| | | | ||
|16 Dec, 1915 | |16 Dec, 1915 | ||
| Line 144: | Line 144: | ||
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}} | ||
order=Feb, 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=Feb, 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
| Line 158: | Line 158: | ||
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}} | ||
builder=[[ | builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
| Line 197: | Line 197: | ||
name=Cricket | name=Cricket | ||
pend=P.82 (Jan 1916)<br>P.85 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | pend=P.82 (Jan 1916)<br>P.85 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
builder=[[ | builder=[[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 15{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 9 April 2018
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 | 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 | 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
| Insect Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
