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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 16 vessels | |||
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | |||
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! align=center | Name | |||
! align=center | Builder | |||
! align=center | Laid Down | |||
! align=center | Launched | |||
! align=center | Completed | |||
! align=center | Fate | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Butterfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
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|Jul, 1915 | |||
|Nov, 1915 | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Cranefly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Aug, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Dragonfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Jul, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 16 Feb, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Firefly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Jul, 1915 | |||
|Nov, 1915 | |||
|Sunk 14 Jun, 1924 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Gadfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Aug, 1915 | |||
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|Transferred 1922 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Grayfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
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|Jul, 1915 | |||
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|Transferred 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Greenfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Sep, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Mayfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Aug, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Sawfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Aug, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Snakefly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Sep, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Stonefly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Sep, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Waterfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Sep, 1915 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 17 Feb, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Blackfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Apr, 1916 | |||
|22 Mar, 1917 | |||
|Collision 26 May, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Caddisfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Apr, 1916 | |||
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|Sold 26 May, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Hoverfly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
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|Apr, 1916 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 26 May, 1923 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-Sedgefly}} | |||
|[[Yarrow & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|Sep, 1916 | |||
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|Sold 26 May, 1923 | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | |||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-class_gunboat}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-class_gunboat}} | ||
{{refend}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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cat=Gunboat | cat=Gunboat | ||
type=gunboat | type=gunboat | ||
prefix=H.M. | prefix=H.M.S. | ||
chain=Gunboats | chain=Small Fry,Gunboats | ||
{group | {group | ||
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name=Butterfly | name=Butterfly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Cranefly | name=Cranefly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Dragonfly | name=Dragonfly | ||
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builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Firefly | name=Firefly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Gadfly | name=Gadfly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Grayfly | name=Grayfly | ||
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order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch= | |launch=5 Jan, 1916<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-50-HMS_Alert.htm Ship's log of ''Alert''.</ref> | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Transferred | fate=Transferred | ||
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name=Greenfly | name=Greenfly | ||
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builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Mayfly | name=Mayfly | ||
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builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Sawfly | name=Sawfly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Snakefly | name=Snakefly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Stonefly | name=Stonefly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Waterfly | name=Waterfly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=2 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Blackfly | name=Blackfly | ||
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builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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name=Caddisfly | name=Caddisfly | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Yarrow]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | builder=[[Yarrow & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Hoverfly | name=Hoverfly | ||
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order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | order=12 1915{{DittColl|p. 106}} | ||
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name=Sedgefly | name=Sedgefly | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 6 April 2018
Britain launched sixteen Fly Class Gunboats in 1915 and 1916 for use on the Tigris.
They were built in sections and re-assembled on the Tigris – the dates of launch cited here are when their sections were shipped out from the builders.
| Overview of 16 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Butterfly | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1915 | Nov, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | |
| Cranefly | Yarrow & Company | Aug, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Dragonfly | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1915 | Sold 16 Feb, 1923 | ||
| Firefly | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1915 | Nov, 1915 | Sunk 14 Jun, 1924 | |
| Gadfly | Yarrow & Company | Aug, 1915 | Transferred 1922 | ||
| Grayfly | Yarrow & Company | Jul, 1915 | Transferred 1923 | ||
| Greenfly | Yarrow & Company | Sep, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Mayfly | Yarrow & Company | Aug, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Sawfly | Yarrow & Company | Aug, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Snakefly | Yarrow & Company | Sep, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Stonefly | Yarrow & Company | Sep, 1915 | Sold 1 Mar, 1923 | ||
| Waterfly | Yarrow & Company | Sep, 1915 | Sold 17 Feb, 1923 | ||
| Blackfly | Yarrow & Company | Apr, 1916 | 22 Mar, 1917 | Collision 26 May, 1923 | |
| Caddisfly | Yarrow & Company | Apr, 1916 | Sold 26 May, 1923 | ||
| Hoverfly | Yarrow & Company | Apr, 1916 | Sold 26 May, 1923 | ||
| Sedgefly | Yarrow & Company | Sep, 1916 | Sold 26 May, 1923 | ||
Design
The vessels were as follows:[1]
- 98 tons
- 126 feet overall (102 pp)
- 20 foot beam
- 2 foot draught
- 175 I.H.P. for 9.5 knots
Armament
- one 4-in
- one 12-pdr
- one 6-pdr (or one 2-pdr)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 106.
Bibliography
| Fly Class Gunboat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butterfly | Cranefly | Dragonfly | Firefly | Gadfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grayfly | Greenfly | Mayfly | Sawfly | Snakefly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stonefly | Waterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackfly | Caddisfly | Hoverfly | Sedgefly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Kinsha | Small Fry (UK) | Insect Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Kinsha | Gunboats (UK) | Insect Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
