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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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|[[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==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 3 October 2021

The three Grasshopper class torpedo gunboats were completed for the Royal Navy in 1888.

Overview of 3 vessels
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

Machinery

Armament

Conversions

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).


Grasshopper Class Torpedo Gunboat
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