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==Design==
==Design==
645 tons
The vessels were as follows:{{DittColl|p. 106}}


237.5 feet overall
* 645 tons
 
* 237.5 feet overall
4 foot draught
* 4 foot draught
 
* 36 foot beam
36 foot beam
* 14 knots on 2000 I.H.P.
 
14 knots on 2000 I.H.P.


==Armament==
==Armament==

Revision as of 15:10, 22 August 2013

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

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

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.

Bibliography


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