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Britain still had six old '''Ant Class Gunboats''' during the war, despite the fact they'd been forty years in service and had been serving as harbour service tenders for some time.
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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.  Six survived to be rearmed with modern weapons for coastal fire support duties 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.
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The four vessels launched in 1879 are usually listed as a separate class, but were identical except for their date of completion.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 279}}
  
 
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 6 vessels
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of twenty-four vessels
 
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| {{Template:UK-Ant}}
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| {{UK-Ant}}
 
|[[Laird]]
 
|[[Laird]]
 
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|14 Aug, 1873
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|14 August, 1873
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|
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|Sold 2 June, 1926
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Arrow}}
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|[[J. & G. Rennie|Rennie]]
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|
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|22 April, 1871
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|
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|Sold 1 March, 1922
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-1Badger}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]
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|
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|13 March, 1871
 
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|
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|Sold 2 Jun, 1926
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|Sold 6 October, 1908
 
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Blazer}}
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| {{UK-Blazer}}
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|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
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|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]]
 
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|
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|7 Dec, 1870
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|7 December, 1870
 
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|
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|Sold 19 Aug, 1919
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|Sold 19 August, 1919
 
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Bloodhound}}
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| {{UK-Bloodhound}}
 
|[[Armstrong]]
 
|[[Armstrong]]
 
|
 
|
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|22 Apr, 1871
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|22 April, 1871
 
|
 
|
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|Sold 28 Jun, 1921
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|Sold 28 June, 1921
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-1Bonetta}}
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|[[J. & G. Rennie|Rennie]]
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|
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|20 May, 1871
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|
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|Sold 12 January, 1909
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-1Bulldog}}
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|[[Campbell Johnston]]
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|
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|17 September, 1872
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|
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|Sold 16 July, 1906
 
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Bustard}}
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| {{UK-Bustard}}
 
|[[Napier]]
 
|[[Napier]]
 
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|
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|7 Jan, 1871
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|7 January, 1871
 
|
 
|
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|Sold Mar, 1923
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|Sold March, 1923
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-1Comet}}
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|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]]
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|
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|8 December, 1870
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|
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|Sold 12 May, 1908
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Cuckoo}}
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|[[Laird]]
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|
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|14 August, 1873
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|
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|Sold 1959
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Fidget}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]
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|
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|13 March, 1872
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|
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|Hulked 1905
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-1Gadfly}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]
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|
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|5 May, 1879
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|
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|Sold 1918
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Griper}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]
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|
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|15 September, 1879
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|
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|Broken up 1951?
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Hyaena}}
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|[[Laird]]
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|
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|30 August, 1873
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|
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|Sold 3 April, 1906
 
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Kite}}
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| {{UK-Kite}}
 
|[[Napier]]
 
|[[Napier]]
 
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|8 Feb, 1871
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|8 February, 1871
 
|
 
|
 
|Sold 18 May, 1920
 
|Sold 18 May, 1920
 
|- align=left
 
|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-1Mastiff}}
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| {{UK-1Mastiff}}
 
|[[Armstrong]]
 
|[[Armstrong]]
 
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|4 Apr, 1871
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|4 April, 1871
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|
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|Sold 28 November, 1931
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Pickle}}
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|[[Campbell Johnston]]
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|
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|17 September, 1872
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|
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|Dockyard lighter 1906
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Pike}}
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|[[Campbell Johnston]]
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|
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|16 October, 1872
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|
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|Sold 27 March, 1920
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Pincher}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]
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|
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|5 May, 1879
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|
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|Sold 11 June, 1905
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Scourge}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]
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|
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|25 March, 1871
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|Disposed of after 1930?
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Snake}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]
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|
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|25 March, 1871
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|
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|Disposed of after 1907?
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Snap}}
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|[[Campbell Johnston]]
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|
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|11 December, 1872
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|
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|Sold 1909
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Tickler}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]
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|
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|15 September, 1879
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|
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|Broken up 1937
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|- align-left
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| {{UK-Weazel}}
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|[[Laird]]
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|4 September, 1873
 
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|Sold 28 Nov, 1931
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|Oil lighter ''C.118'' 1904
 
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{ship
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=1 3 1922{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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{ship
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=12 1 1909{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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pend=
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launch=17 9 72{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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fatedate=3 23{{DittColl|p. 105}}
 
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{ship
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name=Comet
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pend=
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builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard|Portsmouth]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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order=
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laid=
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launch=8 12 70{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=12 5 1908{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Cuckoo
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builder=[[Laird]]
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order=
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=1959{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Fidget
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pend=
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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order=
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laid=
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launch=13 3 72{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Hulked
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fatedate=1905{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Gadfly
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pend=
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builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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order=
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laid=
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launch=5 5 1879{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=1918{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Griper
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pend=
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builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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order=
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laid=
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launch=15 9 79{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1951?{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Hyaena
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pend=
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builder=[[Laird]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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order=
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laid=
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launch=30 8 73{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=3 4 1906{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
 
}
 
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fatedate=28 11 31{{DittColl|p. 105}}
 
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{ship
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name=Pickle
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pend=
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builder=[[Campbell Johnston]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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launch=17 9 72{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Disposed of
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fatedate=After 1906{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Pike
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builder=[[Campbell Johnston]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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launch=16 10 72{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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fatedate=27 3 1920{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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{ship
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=11 6 1905{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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comm=
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fate=Disposed of
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fatedate=After 1930?{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Snake
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pend=
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Chatham]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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order=
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launch=25 3 71{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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comm=
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fate=Disposed of
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fatedate=After 1907{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 280}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Snap
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builder=[[Campbell Johnston]]{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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launch=11 12 79{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=1909{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard|Pembroke]]
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order=
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launch=15 9 79{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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comm=
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1937{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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}
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{ship
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builder=[[Laird]]
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order=
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launch=4 9 73{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
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fate=Disposed of
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fatedate=After 1904{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 281}}
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 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. Six survived to be rearmed with modern weapons for coastal fire support duties 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
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
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
Gadfly Pembroke 5 May, 1879 Sold 1918
Griper Pembroke 15 September, 1879 Broken up 1951?
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
Pincher Pembroke 5 May, 1879 Sold 11 June, 1905
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
Tickler Pembroke 15 September, 1879 Broken up 1937
Weazel Laird 4 September, 1873 Oil lighter C.118 1904

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

  1. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.

Bibliography


Ant Class Gunboat
Ant Class
Ant Arrow Badger Blazer Bloodhound
Bonetta Bulldog Bustard Comet Cuckoo
Fidget Hyaena Kite Mastiff Pickle
Pike Scourge Snake Snap Weazel
Gadfly Class
  Gadfly Griper Pincher Tickler  
<– H.M.S. Plucky Small Fry (UK) Ariel Class –>
<– H.M.S. Plucky Gunboats (UK) Ariel Class –>
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