79:
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387:, giving them a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h). They carried 100 tons of coal, giving them a range of about 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) and were manned by 91 sailors and officers. The following
483:. Seven of the class, including all the colonial service boats, were sold for breaking in 1904 - 1907, and five of the class were converted to minesweepers in 1908 - 1909. Of the five minesweepers,
1042:
352:
in the late 19th century. One of the class was hulked in 1904, seven were scrapped before World War I and five were converted to minesweepers. Of these minesweepers,
880:
372:
in 1888. They had a length overall of 242 ft (74 m), a beam of 27 ft (8.2 m) and a displacement of 735 tons. They were engined with two sets of
1065:
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444:
Those vessels converted to minesweepers in 1909 retained their guns and had a kite winch and gallows fitted on the quarterdeck.
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120:
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94:
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376:
201:
1174:
388:
107:
430:
324:
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356:
was lost to a collision in 1918 and the rest survived the war to be broken up in the early 1920s.
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660:
Became a minesweeper in 1909. Sunk in a collision in the Firth of Clyde on 30 September 1918
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230:
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1079:
713:
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433:
and four 3-pounder guns. Five 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes were fitted, except in
8:
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825:
689:
383:(1,900 kW) with natural draught and 3,600 indicated horsepower (2,700 kW) with
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in the Clyde in 1918, and the others were sold for breaking after World War I.
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22:
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502:
379:, two locomotive-type boilers, and twin screws. This layout produced 2,500
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The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889
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84:
844:
Became a minesweeper in 1908. Sold for breaking on 20 March 1920
708:
Became a minesweeper in 1909. Sold for breaking on 23 April 1920
612:
Became a minesweeper in 1909. Sold for breaking on 20 March 1920
588:
Became a minesweeper in 1909. Sold for breaking on 20 March 1920
401:
From 1895 to 1898 a series of different boilers were fitted to
279:
2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
495:
was hulked for instructional duties in 1904 and renamed
1191:
List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy
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820:
Built for the Royal Indian Marine. Sold on 17 May 1904
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on 2 April 1890. Sold at
Portsmouth on 11 January 1905
564:
in 1904 (or later). Sold for breaking on 27 March 1922
441:, which had three tubes. Three reloads were provided.
499:, surviving until 1922 until being sold for breaking.
796:
Built for the Royal Indian Marine. Sold in May 1904
740:
on 2 April 1890. Sold at
Portsmouth on 11 July 1905
320:
3 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes (3 reloads)
297:
5 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes (3 reloads)
930:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985.
928:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921.
1203:
236:3,600 ihp (2,700 kW) (forced draught)
969:
1036:
979:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
1222:Victorian-era gunboats of the United Kingdom
993:
560:Hulked for instructional duties and renamed
394:were essentially an enlarged version of the
479:before commissioning) were assigned to the
463:(renamed the Royal Indian Marine in 1892).
261:(later re-boilered with water-tube boilers)
1043:
1029:
881:List of torpedo gunboats of the Royal Navy
922:
920:
501:
431:QF 4.7-inch (12 cm)/45-pounder guns
429:At build the class was fitted with two
1204:
1024:
955:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
950:
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908:
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904:
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1217:Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboats
13:
868:Sold for breaking on 4 April 1905
14:
1233:
893:
684:Sold for breaking on 9 July 1907
636:Sold for breaking on 15 May 1906
233:(1,900 kW) (natural draught)
219:8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
487:was lost in a collision with SS
77:
21:
994:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004).
944:
998:. London: Chatham Publishing.
377:triple-expansion steam engines
252:triple-expansion steam engines
1:
886:
325:QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns
302:QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns
7:
874:
808:Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick
784:Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick
752:Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick
720:Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick
424:
63:Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick
10:
1238:
953:Royal Navy Torpedo Vessels
447:
368:class was designed by Sir
200:, 230 ft (70 m)
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1160:
1061:
359:
271:19 kn (35 km/h)
169:
35:
20:
513:
196:242 ft (74 m)
170:General characteristics
1212:Torpedo gunboat classes
1055:-class torpedo gunboats
973:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
914:Winfield (2004), p.305.
211:27 ft (8.2 m)
510:
342:-class torpedo gunboat
47:-class torpedo gunboat
505:
381:indicated horsepower
951:Brown, Les (2023).
459:were built for the
926:Gray, Randal, Ed.
856:Sheerness Dockyard
832:Sheerness Dockyard
600:Devonport Dockyard
576:Devonport Dockyard
548:Devonport Dockyard
511:
374:Belliss and Morcom
329:4 × 3-pounder guns
306:4 × 3-pounder guns
255:Locomotive boilers
250:Belliss and Morcom
66:Sheerness Dockyard
57:Devonport Dockyard
1199:
1198:
1005:978-1-86176-032-6
986:978-1-86176-281-8
962:978-1-3990-2285-9
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481:Australia Station
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104:Succeeded by
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865:21 December 1891
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761:14 February 1891
729:14 February 1891
705:14 February 1891
696:Chatham Dockyard
672:Chatham Dockyard
648:Chatham Dockyard
624:Chatham Dockyard
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971:Colledge, J. J.
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835:21 January 1889
657:1 December 1890
585:17 October 1890
551:13 January 1888
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362:
346:torpedo gunboat
344:was a class of
224:Installed power
179:Torpedo gunboat
122:Almirante Lynch
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461:Bombay Marine
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396:Sharpshooters
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391:
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371:
370:William White
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1087:
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1073:
1067:Sharpshooter
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1053:Sharpshooter
1052:
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995:
974:
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945:Bibliography
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850:
841:16 June 1891
826:
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793:January 1892
778:
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726:24 July 1889
714:
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570:
561:
543:Sharpshooter
542:
524:Ship builder
507:
496:
493:Sharpshooter
492:
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484:
476:
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403:Sharpshooter
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366:Sharpshooter
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340:Sharpshooter
339:
338:
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314:
310:
185:Displacement
121:
108:
95:
45:Sharpshooter
44:
28:
15:
1167:Grasshopper
814:5 July 1890
699:4 July 1888
675:4 July 1888
654:31 May 1889
633:8 July 1891
630:31 May 1889
609:1 July 1890
562:Northampton
557:August 1889
497:Northampton
258:Twin screws
229:2,500
96:Grasshopper
91:Preceded by
1206:Categories
1123:Karrakatta
1095:Salamander
887:References
768:, renamed
736:, renamed
619:Salamander
419:Salamander
350:Royal Navy
284:Complement
243:Propulsion
117:Subclasses
85:Royal Navy
1116:Boomerang
1102:Sheldrake
1081:Speedwell
770:Karakatta
747:Karakatta
738:Boomerang
715:Boomerang
667:Sheldrake
595:Speedwell
533:Completed
527:Laid down
508:Boomerang
477:Karakatta
473:Boomerang
471:(renamed
407:Sheldrake
146:Completed
141:1889–1922
133:1888–1891
73:Operators
1144:Gossamer
1109:Skipjack
1014:52620555
875:See also
827:Gossamer
691:Skipjack
530:Launched
425:Armament
292:Armament
188:735 tons
162:Scrapped
52:Builders
1151:Gleaner
1130:Plassey
1088:Seagull
1074:Spanker
851:Gleaner
803:Plassey
734:Whiting
643:Seagull
571:Spanker
485:Seagull
465:Whiting
453:Plassey
448:Service
435:Plassey
415:Spanker
411:Seagull
354:Seagull
311:Plassey
309:Except
216:Draught
29:Spanker
1137:Assaye
1012:
1002:
983:
959:
934:
779:Assaye
766:Wizard
489:Corrib
469:Wizard
457:Assaye
439:Assaye
360:Design
315:Assaye
313:&
193:Length
82:
1178:class
1176:Alarm
1169:class
536:Fate
514:Ships
392:class
390:Alarm
276:Range
268:Speed
130:Built
124:class
111:class
109:Alarm
98:class
1010:OCLC
1000:ISBN
981:ISBN
957:ISBN
932:ISBN
521:Name
506:HMS
475:and
467:and
455:and
437:and
417:and
364:The
337:The
323:2 ×
300:2 ×
248:2 ×
208:Beam
175:Type
154:Lost
41:Name
27:HMS
231:ihp
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