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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dragonfly class |
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft,Yarrow Shipbuilders,J S White |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Subclasses | HMS Scorpion |
| Built | 1937-1938 |
| In commission | 1938-1968 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| Lost | 4 |
| Retired | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Displacement | 585long tons (594 t) |
| Length | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 gearedsteam turbines |
| Speed | 17knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
| Armament |
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TheDragonfly class was aclass of twin shaft[2]river gunboats of the Royal Navy. Six were planned and five were built: of those five, four were lost in theSecond World War. One of the four wasHMSScorpion, a slightly upgunned and better powered version.
| Ship name | Laid down | Completed | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly | December 1937 | June 1939 | Lost in theBanka Strait, 14 February 1942.[1] | |
| Grasshopper | December 1937 | June 1939 | Lost in theBanka Strait, 14 February 1942.[1] | |
| Locust | November 1938 | May 1940 | Sold for scrap, 1968[1] | A quadruple2-pound "pompom" gun was fitted instead of the 3.7 (94 mm) howitzer.[2] Later refitted with 3 20 mm guns and 20 depth charges. became a headquarters ship in 1944. |
| Mosquito | December 1938 | April 1940 | Lost offDunkirk, 1 June 1940[1] | A quadruple2-pound "pompom" gun was fitted instead of the 3.7 (94 mm) howitzer.[2] |
| Scorpion | 1937 | November 1938 | Lost in theBanka Strait, 13 February 1942.[1] | Was an upgunned variant of the class |
| Bee | n/a | n/a | Cancelled, March 1940[1] |