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| By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up. | | By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up. |
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− | {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center;
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− | ! colspan=6|42 vessels
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− | ! align=center | Name
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− | ! align=center | Builder
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− | ! align=center | Laid Down
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− | ! align=center | Launched
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− | ! align=center | Commissioned
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− | ! align=center | Fate
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Havoc|y=1893}}
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− | |[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |Jul, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |12 Aug, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |Jan, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Hornet|y=1893}}
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− | |[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |Jul, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |23 Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |Jul, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Daring|y=1893}}
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− | |[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jul, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |25 Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Feb, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Decoy|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jul, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 90}}
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− | |2 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Collision 1904{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Ferret|y=1893}}
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− | |[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jul, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |9 Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Mar, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Sunk 1911{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Lynx|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jul, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |24 Jan, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Aug, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Ardent|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |16 Oct, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Apr, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1911{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Boxer|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |28 Nov, 1894{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Collision 1918{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Bruizer|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Apr, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |27 Feb, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1914{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Charger|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |15 Sep, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Feb, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Dasher|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |28 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Mar, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Hasty|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |16 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |May, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Hardy|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Doxford]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |4 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |16 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Aug, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1911{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Haughty|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Doxford]]{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |28 May, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |18 Sep, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Aug, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 91}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Janus|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |28 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |1895
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− | |Nov, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1914{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Lightning|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |28 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |10 Apr, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Mined 30 Jun, 1915{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Porcupine|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Palmer]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |28 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |19 Sep, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Mar, 1896
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Salmon|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Earle]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |12 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |15 Jan, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Snapper|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Earle]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |2 Apr, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |30 Jan, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Jan, 1896
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Banshee|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |1894
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− | |Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Contest|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |1894
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− | |Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1911{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Dragon|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Laird]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |1894
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− | |Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Conflict|y=1894}}
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− | |[[J. S. White]]
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− | |3 Jan, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |13 Dec, 1894{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jul, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Teazer|y=1895}}
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− | |[[J. S. White]]
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− | |3 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |9 Feb, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Mar, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Wizard|y=1895}}
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− | |[[J. S. White]]
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− | |3 Apr, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |26 Feb, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jul, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Fervent|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Hanna Donald and Wilson]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |27 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |28 Mar, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}{{March|p. 31}}
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− | |Jun, 1900{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Zephyr|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Hanna Donald and Wilson]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |23 Apr, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |10 May, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jul, 1901{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Handy|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |7 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |9 Mar, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Oct, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1916{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Hart|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |7 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |27 Mar, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Hunter|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |7 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |28 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |May, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 92}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Opossum|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |17 Sep, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |9 Aug, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Mar, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Ranger|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |17 Sep, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |4 Oct, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Jun, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Sunfish|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Hawthorn Leslie]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |29 Aug, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |23 May, 1895{{DittColl|p. 56}}
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− | |Feb, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Rocket|y=1894}}
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− | |[[J. & G. Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |14 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |14 Aug, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Shark|y=1894}}
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− | |[[J. & G. Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |14 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |22 Sep, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1911{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Surly|y=1894}}
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− | |[[J. & G. Thomson]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |14 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |10 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jul, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Skate|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Naval Construction & Armament Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |20 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |13 Mar, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1907{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Starfish|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Naval Construction & Armament Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |22 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |26 Jan, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Sturgeon|y=1894}}
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− | |[[Naval Construction & Armament Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |1 Mar, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |21 Jul, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Spitfire|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Armstrong]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |4 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |7 Jun, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Nov, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1912{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Swordfish|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Armstrong]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |4 Jun, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |27 Mar, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Dec, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1910{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |- align=left
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− | | {{UK-Zebra|y=1895}}
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− | |[[Thames Iron Works]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jul, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |3 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Jan, 1900{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |Broken up 1914{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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− | |}
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| ==Guns== | | ==Guns== |
| One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).<ref name=th15/> | | One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).<ref name=th15/> |
By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,[2] but it appears that was also the year in which the last nine vessels were broken up.
One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).[2]
Originally, the 26 knotters three and the 27 knotters five 6-pdr guns (though the 26 knotters could mount five by landing the torpedo tubes).[3] It appears these were removed by late in the war.[2]
By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.[2]
Most had two single 18-in torpedo tubes, particularly by the war. Some had a third fixed bow tube which was removed from most although some boat retained only this tube. [3]
From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R..[4]