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Revision as of 22:46, 23 August 2014
The Ant Class Gunboats were "flatiron" vessels designed by George Rendel of Armstrong for coastal duties. They were highly maneuverable and were the first Royal Navy warships to dispense with sails altogether. They were simply and sturdily built, as shown by the fact that six were rearmed with modern weapons for coastal fire support during the First World War, despite the fact they'd been forty years in service and had been serving as harbour service tenders for some time.
The four vessels launched in 1879 are usually listed as a separate class, but were identical except for their date of completion.[1]
Overview of twenty-four vessels | |||||
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Ant Class | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Ant | Laird | 14 August, 1873 | Sold 2 June, 1926 | ||
Arrow | Rennie | 22 April, 1871 | Sold 1 March, 1922 | ||
Badger | Chatham | 13 March, 1871 | Sold 6 October, 1908 | ||
Blazer | Portsmouth | 7 December, 1870 | Sold 19 August, 1919 | ||
Bloodhound | Armstrong | 22 April, 1871 | Sold 28 June, 1921 | ||
Bonetta | Rennie | 20 May, 1871 | Sold 12 January, 1909 | ||
Bulldog | Campbell Johnston | 17 September, 1872 | Sold 16 July, 1906 | ||
Bustard | Napier | 7 January, 1871 | Sold March, 1923 | ||
Comet | Portsmouth | 8 December, 1870 | Sold 12 May, 1908 | ||
Cuckoo | Laird | 14 August, 1873 | Sold 1959 | ||
Fidget | Chatham | 13 March, 1872 | Hulked 1905 | ||
Hyaena | Laird | 30 August, 1873 | Sold 3 April, 1906 | ||
Kite | Napier | 8 February, 1871 | Sold 18 May, 1920 | ||
Mastiff | Armstrong | 4 April, 1871 | Sold 28 November, 1931 | ||
Pickle | Campbell Johnston | 17 September, 1872 | Dockyard lighter 1906 | ||
Pike | Campbell Johnston | 16 October, 1872 | Sold 27 March, 1920 | ||
Scourge | Chatham | 25 March, 1871 | Disposed of after 1930? | ||
Snake | Chatham | 25 March, 1871 | Disposed of after 1907? | ||
Snap | Campbell Johnston | 11 December, 1872 | Sold 1909 | ||
Weazel | Laird | 4 September, 1873 | Oil lighter C.118 1904 | ||
Gadfly Class | |||||
Gadfly | Pembroke | 5 May, 1879 | Sold 1918 | ||
Griper | Pembroke | 15 September, 1879 | Broken up 1951? | ||
Pincher | Pembroke | 5 May, 1879 | Sold 11 June, 1905 | ||
Tickler | Pembroke | 15 September, 1879 | Broken up 1937 |
Design
The vessels were as follows:[2]
- 254 tons
- 89.5 feet overall (85 pp)
- 26 foot beam
- 6 foot draught
- 260 I.H.P. for 8 knots
Armament
Varied by vessel in 1914:[3]
- Ant: two 4.7-in
- Blazer: two 12-pdr, two 6-pdr
- Bloodhound: two 6-pdr. Disarmed in November, 1915.
- Bustard: one 6-in, one 4.7-in. Disarmed in October, 1916.
- Kite: one 6-in, one 4.7-in. Disarmed in November, 1915.
- Mastiff: two 4.7-in, one 12-pdr
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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Bonetta | Bulldog | Bustard | Comet | Cuckoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fidget | Hyaena | Kite | Mastiff | Pickle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pike | Scourge | Snake | Snap | Weazel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gadfly | Griper | Pincher | Tickler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | H.M.S. Plucky | Small Fry (UK) | Ariel Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | H.M.S. Plucky | Gunboats (UK) | Ariel Class | –> |