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Twelve '''''Forester'' class gunboats''' were launched for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1874-1877. | Twelve '''''Forester'' class gunboats''' were launched for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1874-1877. | ||
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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 12 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Cygnet}} | ||
+ | |[[William Doxford & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |30 May, 1874 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Broken up 1889 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Express}} | ||
+ | |[[William Doxford & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |16 Jul, 1874 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1889 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Contest}} | ||
+ | |[[William Doxford & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |29 Aug, 1874 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Broken up 1889 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Sheldrake}} | ||
+ | |[[Robert Napier & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |3 Jul, 1875 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1906 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-1Mallard}} | ||
+ | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Aug, 1875 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1889 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Moorhen}} | ||
+ | |[[Robert Napier & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |13 Sep, 1875 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1888 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Foxhound}} | ||
+ | |[[Barrow Iron Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |29 Jan, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-1Forward}} | ||
+ | |[[Barrow Iron Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |29 Jan, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1903 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Firm}} | ||
+ | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |14 Feb, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1907 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-2Forester}} | ||
+ | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |26 Feb, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1904 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-Firebrand}} | ||
+ | |[[J. & G. Thomson]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |30 Apr, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1905 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-1Firefly}} | ||
+ | |[[J. & G. Thomson]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |28 Jun, 1877 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 1931 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
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launch=30 4 77{{CN}} | launch=30 4 77{{CN}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 25 April 2018
Twelve Forester class gunboats were launched for the Royal Navy in 1874-1877.
Overview of 12 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Cygnet | William Doxford & Sons | 30 May, 1874 | Broken up 1889 | ||
Express | William Doxford & Sons | 16 Jul, 1874 | Sold 1889 | ||
Contest | William Doxford & Sons | 29 Aug, 1874 | Broken up 1889 | ||
Sheldrake | Robert Napier & Sons | 3 Jul, 1875 | Sold 1906 | ||
Mallard | Earle's Shipbuilding | 4 Aug, 1875 | Sold 1889 | ||
Moorhen | Robert Napier & Sons | 13 Sep, 1875 | Sold 1888 | ||
Foxhound | Barrow Iron Shipbuilding | 29 Jan, 1877 | Sold 1920 | ||
Forward | Barrow Iron Shipbuilding | 29 Jan, 1877 | Sold 1903 | ||
Firm | Earle's Shipbuilding | 14 Feb, 1877 | Sold 1907 | ||
Forester | Earle's Shipbuilding | 26 Feb, 1877 | Sold 1904 | ||
Firebrand | J. & G. Thomson | 30 Apr, 1877 | Sold 1905 | ||
Firefly | J. & G. Thomson | 28 Jun, 1877 | Sold 1931 |
Armament
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<– | Ariel Class | Small Fry (UK) | Medina Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Ariel Class | Gunboats (UK) | Medina Class | –> |