Insect-class gunboat
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The Insect-class gunboats (or large China gunboats) were a class of small but well-armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore.[lower-alpha 1] They were intended for use on the Danube against Austria-Hungary (the China name was to disguise their function; however, they did see service on the Yangtze river in China). The first four ships—Gnat, Mantis, Moth and Tarantula—were first employed during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
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HMS Ladybird off Bardia in December 1940, showing her World War II configuration with the longer 50-calibre 6-inch guns installed in 1939 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Insect class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Completed | 12 |
Lost | 3 |
Retired | 9 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gunboat[1] |
Displacement | 625 long tons (635 t) |
Length | 237 ft 6 in (72.39 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft VTE engines, 2 Yarrow type mixed firing boilers 2000 IHP |
Speed | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 55 |
Armament |
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Armour | Improvised |
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