Grasshopper Class Torpedo Gunboat (1887)
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The three Grasshopper class torpedo gunboats were completed for the Royal Navy in 1888.
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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 |
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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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