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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 12 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 | Completed | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Aphis}} | |||
|[[Alisa Shipbuilding]] | |||
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|15 Sep, 1915 | |||
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|Sold 1947 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Bee}} | |||
|[[Alisa Shipbuilding]] | |||
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|8 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Sold 1939 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Cicala}} | |||
|[[Barclay Curle]] | |||
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|10 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Sunk 21 Dec, 1941 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Cockchafer}} | |||
|[[Barclay Curle]] | |||
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|16 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Sold 1949 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Cricket}} | |||
|[[Alisa Shipbuilding]] | |||
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|16 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Mined Jun, 1941 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Glowworm}} | |||
|[[Barclay Curle]] | |||
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|5 Feb, 1916 | |||
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|Sold Sep, 1928 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Gnat}} | |||
|[[Lobnitz]] | |||
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|3 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Torpedoed 12 Oct, 1941 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Ladybird}} | |||
|[[Lobnitz]] | |||
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|12 Apr, 1916 | |||
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|Sunk 12 May, 1944 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Mantis}} | |||
|[[Sunderland Shipbuilding]] | |||
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|14 Sep, 1915 | |||
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|Sold 20 Jan, 1940 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Moth}} | |||
|[[Sunderland Shipbuilding]] | |||
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|15 Sep, 1915 | |||
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|Scuttled 21 Dec, 1941 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Scarab}} | |||
|[[Wood Skinner]] | |||
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|7 Oct, 1915 | |||
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|Broken up May, 1948 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-Tarantula}} | |||
|[[Wood Skinner]] | |||
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|18 Dec, 1915 | |||
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|Expended 1 May, 1946 | |||
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Revision as of 21:49, 22 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 | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
