Alert Class Sloop (1894)
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They were the first British sloops to feature quick-firing guns.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Alert | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | 8 Dec, 1893 | 28 Dec, 1894 | Sold 1926 | |
| Torch | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | 8 Dec, 1893 | 28 Dec, 1894 | Sold 1920 | |
Design & Construction
Performance
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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