Grasshopper-class torpedo gunboats
































































































HMS Spider.png
HMS Spider, a Grasshopper class torpedo boat

Class overview
Name:
Grasshopper-class torpedo gunboat
Builders:

  • Devonport Dockyard

  • Sheerness Dockyard
Operators:
 Royal Navy
Preceded by:
HMS Rattlesnake (1886)
Succeeded by:
Sharpshooter class
Built:
1886–1888

In commission:
1888–1905[1]
Completed:
3
Lost:
0
Scrapped:
3
General characteristics [1]
Type:
Torpedo gunboat
Displacement:
525 tons
Length:
200 ft (61 m) pp
Beam:
23 ft (7.0 m)
Draught:
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power:

  • 1,600 ihp (1,200 kW) (natural draught)

  • 2,700 ihp (2,000 kW) (forced draught)
Propulsion:

  • 2 × Maudslay, Sons & Field triple-expansion steam engines

  • Locomotive boilers

  • Twin screws

  • (later re-boilered with water-tube boilers)
Speed:
19.25 kn (35.65 km/h)
Range:
2,400 nmi (4,400 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement:
66
Armament:

  • 2 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes

  • 2 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo carriages

  • 1 × 4-inch (10 cm) gun

  • 6 × 3-pounder guns

The Grasshopper-class torpedo gunboat was a class of torpedo gunboat built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. All three ships were scrapped before World War I.




Contents






  • 1 Design


  • 2 Armament


  • 3 Ships


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Design


The Sharpshooter class was designed by Nathaniel Barnaby in 1886 and were essentially repeats of the Rattlesnake of 1886. They had a length between perpendiculars of 200 ft (61 m), a beam of 23 ft (7.0 m) and a displacement of 525 tons.[1] They were engined with two sets of Maudslay, Sons & Field triple-expansion steam engines, two locomotive-type boilers, and twin screws. This layout produced 1,600 indicated horsepower (1,200 kW) with natural draught and 2,700 indicated horsepower (2,000 kW) with forced draught, giving them a top speed of 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h).[1] They carried 100 tons of coal, giving them a range of about 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) and were manned by 66 sailors and officers.



Armament


The class was each fitted with one 4 inch Gun and six 3-pounder guns. Two 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes and two further 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo carriages. 4 reload torpedoes were carried



Ships



































Name Ship builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Grasshopper Sheerness Dockyard 27 April 1886 30 August 1887 July 1888 Sold for breaking on 11 July 1905.
Sandfly Devonport Dockyard 19 April 1886 20 September 1887 July 1888 Sold at Malta for breaking on 17 March 1905.
Spider Devonport Dockyard 9 June 1886 17 October 1887 December 1888 Sold at Malta for breaking on 13 May 1903.


See also


  • List of torpedo gunboats of the Royal Navy


References





  1. ^ abcd Winfield (2004), p.304.





  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.



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