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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED KINGDOM
OTHER FIGHTING SHIPS
BRAMBLE steel gunboats (4, 1899 - 1900)
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Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramble | Potter, Liverpool | 1897 | 26.11.1898 | 6/1900 | sold 1.1920 | ||
| Britomart | Potter, Liverpool | 1897 | 28.3.1899 | 6/1900 | sold 6.1920 | ||
| Dwarf | 294 | London & Glasgow Co, Govan | 1897 | 15.11.1898 | 8/1899 | sold 7.1926 | |
| Thistle | 295 | London & Glasgow Co, Govan | 1897 | 22.6.1899 | 1901 | sold 7.1926 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 710 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 57.2 oa 54.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 2.44 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 3-cyl VTE, Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 145 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk I/II/III/IV, 4 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I, 10 x 1 - 11.4/94 |
| Complement | 85 |
Standard scale images
Thistle 1901
Graphics
Project history
First British gunboats with steel hull and last British classical gunboats.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
