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The three '''''Grasshopper'' class torpedo gunboats''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1888. | The three '''''Grasshopper'' class torpedo gunboats''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1888. | ||
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels | |||
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | |||
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! align=center | Completed | |||
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| {{UK-1Grasshopper}} | |||
|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard|Sheerness]] | |||
|27 Apr, 1886 | |||
|30 Aug, 1887 | |||
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|Sold 1905 | |||
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| {{UK-1Sandfly}} | |||
|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Devonport]] | |||
|19 Apr, 1886 | |||
|20 Sep, 1887 | |||
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|Sold 1905 | |||
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| {{UK-Spider}} | |||
|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Devonport]] | |||
|9 Jun, 1886 | |||
|17 Oct, 1887 | |||
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|Sold 1903 | |||
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==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 19 January 2015
The three Grasshopper class torpedo gunboats were completed for the Royal Navy in 1888.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Grasshopper | Sheerness | 27 Apr, 1886 | 30 Aug, 1887 | Sold 1905 | |
| Sandfly | Devonport | 19 Apr, 1886 | 20 Sep, 1887 | Sold 1905 | |
| Spider | Devonport | 9 Jun, 1886 | 17 Oct, 1887 | Sold 1903 | |
Construction
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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).
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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| Grasshopper | Sandfly | Spider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Rattlesnake | Small Fry (UK) | Pigmy Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M.S. Rattlesnake | Torpedo Gunboats (UK) | Sharpshooter Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
