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Beacon-class gunvessel

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armament of the earlier ships was not powerful enough so Reed was directed to prepare a twin-screw, shallow draft design suitable for riverine operations that incorporated a pair of steam engines from the older gunboats, a heavy armament, and enough freeboard to allow for service at sea. These rather
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commented that they were built "along the lines of an extremely elongated packing crate." This made them steady gun platforms and gave them quite a bit of buoyancy. If they ran aground, this shape allowed them to be pulled off easily and they remained upright if stranded by a receding
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7-inch gun weighed 6.5 long tons (6.6 t) and fired a 112-pound (50.8 kg) shell. It was credited with the nominal ability to penetrate 7.7-inch (196 mm) armour. A lighter, 4.5-long-ton (4.6 t), 7-inch gun developed in the 1870s replaced the heavier gun in
442:. Each engine powered a single 6-foot (1.8 m) propeller. The engines produced between 472 and 641 indicated horsepower (352 and 478 kW) which gave the ships a maximum speed between 9 and 10 knots (17 and 19 km/h; 10 and 12 mph). Three cylindrical 492:
rigged and their best speed under sail alone was over 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) if running before the wind, despite the drag of the propellers, which could neither be hoisted out of the water, nor
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in the late 1860s. They were the first warships of the Royal Navy expressly designed to use the engines of an older class of ships with a different hull shape. They were generally deployed overseas to the
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By the early 1880s, their engines were becoming worn out and most of the ships were placed into reserve for a few years before being sold for breaking up. The machinery of
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These ships were primarily designed for service in Southeast Asian waters, including the rivers, and most of the ships spent at least one commission there.
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of 7 feet 9 inches (2.4 m), but aft they drew 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m). They displaced 603 long tons (613 t) as built and had a
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each made one deployment to the East Indies Station where they helped to suppress the slave trade between East Africa and the Persian Gulf.
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by the end of the decade. A few survived into the early 1900s as they were modified for harbour service before being sold or scrapped.
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was added in between commissions to some of the ships, but this was the only major structural change made during their careers.
1541: 380: 501:, Ballard described them as "quite unmanageable under sail alone", while Preston claims they "sailed like tea trays". Their 481:. However, this hull shape made their steering erratic at low speeds or in a following sea and they made a large amount of 408: 181: 540: 416: 303: 170: 395:-class ships under construction. Combat experience against Chinese fortifications had shown that the single 32-pounder 1156: 1136: 348: 1760: 533: 473: 446:
provided steam to the engines, although the working pressure varied; the ships with trunk engines used 80 
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contradictory requirements forced Reed to discard traditional wooden framing for these ships and the
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was also an exception and was retained in Chinese waters until 1907 when she was sold at Hong Kong.
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of 464 tons. The depth of hold was 11 feet (3.4 m) and the hull was subdivided by watertight
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Two different types of engines were used with this class. Twelve ships received two-cylinder
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class became the first ships of the Royal Navy to be framed in iron with wooden planking.
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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Ballard, G. A. (1941). "British Gunvessels of 1875: The Smaller Twin-Screw Type".
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served at least one commission off the south-east coast of South America, while
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were hinged to lower horizontally to reduce wind resistance while under sail.
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s service, however, was rather short as she ran aground and was wrecked on
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in 1873 while most of the others engaged river pirates at various times.
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were deployed to the Mediterranean where the former participated in the
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The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815โ€“1889
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lasted nearly as long in harbour service as she was reclassified as a
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Send a Gunboat: The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854โ€“1904
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and had a beam of 25 feet (7.6 m). Forward, the ships had a
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To the coastguard, 1887. Tug, 1890. Sold for service as a
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List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy
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s were given a very full hull shape with squared-off
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was in good enough shape that they were assigned as
1484:Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). 1485: 550:while the two 20-pounder guns were mounted at the 1488:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860โ€“1905 1155:each spent a commission on fishery patrol on the 1210:in 1890 and was then sold as a dredger in 1905. 1167:to maintain order with the Indian tribes there. 1071:supported British coastal operations during the 391:their engines were salvaged and transferred to 1549: 1445:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 528:The ships were initially armed with a mix of 8: 1230:, 56 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 1067:all spent part of one or more commissions. 1556: 1542: 1534: 200:9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) (maximum) 434:while the remaining six got two-cylinder 1492:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 598: 428:horizontal return connecting rod engines 1259: 1219: 1103:made a port visit to Asunciรณn, on the 407:The ships were 155 feet (47.2 m) 357:North America and West Indies Stations 20: 7: 1317: 1315: 1296: 1294: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1265: 1263: 1186:to the coastguard district ships at 16:British class of composite gunboats 131:General characteristics (as built) 14: 1008:spent their whole careers there. 575:. It replaced both heavy guns in 375:These ships were designed by Sir 268:(17โ€“19 km/h; 10โ€“12 mph) 1469:(2nd ed.). London: Conway. 979:James Lawrie, Whiteinch, Glasgow 823:Pearse, Lockwood & Company, 59: 24: 1507:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). 1099:spent her entire career there. 1511:. London: Chatham Publishing. 1429:10.1080/00253359.1941.10658756 1226:"cwt" is the abbreviation for 461:To minimise their draught the 381:Director of Naval Construction 1: 1366:Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 6 1348:Ballard, pp. 136, 138, 140โ€“41 1239:Ballard, however, says that 1393:Colledge and Warlow, p. 112 1157:Grand Banks of Newfoundland 409:long between perpendiculars 180:155 ft (47.2 m) ( 1777: 537:rifled muzzle-loading guns 307:rifled breech-loading guns 1734: 1708: 1574: 1137:Bombardment of Alexandria 901:Broken up, December 1887 544:rifled breechloading guns 485:in a strong side breeze. 299:rifled muzzle-loading gun 291:rifled muzzle-loading gun 130: 38: 23: 436:horizontal trunk engines 432:Maudslay, Sons and Field 1756:Beacon-class gunvessels 1439:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 1198:for a number of years. 1073:Third Anglo-Ashanti War 208:11 ft (3.4 m) 192:25 ft (7.6 m) 1463:; Major, John (2007). 713:Broken up, April 1886 371:Design and description 1163:was also deployed to 958:J. & G. Thomson, 844:London Eng. Company, 985:Sold, November 1887 967:Sold, December 1888 946:Sold, December 1888 937:Reid & Company, 925:Sold, 15 March 1907 914:Randolph & Elder 877:Sold, December 1888 853:Sold, December 1888 811:Sold, November 1888 751:Sold, November 1887 733:Sold, November 1888 649:Sold, 26 April 1890 631:Sold, December 1888 1384:Ballard, pp. 145โ€“46 1375:Ballard, pp. 142โ€“45 1309:Ballard, pp. 135โ€“36 1278:Ballard, pp. 132โ€“34 866:Harland & Wolff 763:Portsmouth Dockyard 686:Portsmouth Dockyard 673:, 15 November 1868 643:Portsmouth Dockyard 469:and a flat bottom. 297:6.3-inch 64-pounder 220:cylindrical boilers 745:Devonport Dockyard 726:Devonport Dockyard 517:were re-rigged as 440:John Penn and Sons 1743: 1742: 1568:-class gunvessels 1518:978-1-86176-032-6 1476:978-0-85177-923-2 1452:978-1-86176-281-8 989: 988: 805:Deptford Dockyard 786:Deptford Dockyard 706:Woolwich Dockyard 662:Pembroke Dockyard 534:64-pounder 56 cwt 359:. In addition to 321:-class gunvessels 314: 313: 86:Succeeded by 1768: 1558: 1551: 1544: 1535: 1530: 1503: 1491: 1480: 1456: 1432: 1417:Mariner's Mirror 1403: 1400: 1394: 1391: 1385: 1382: 1376: 1373: 1367: 1364: 1358: 1355: 1349: 1346: 1340: 1337: 1331: 1328: 1322: 1319: 1310: 1307: 1301: 1300:Winfield, p. 294 1298: 1279: 1276: 1270: 1267: 1248: 1237: 1231: 1224: 1165:British Columbia 1014: 825:Stockton-on-Tees 793:Sold, June 1887 748:20 December 1867 730:20 December 1867 710:28 November 1867 693:Broken up, 1889 690:27 November 1867 666:26 November 1867 624:Chatham Dockyard 599: 361:showing the flag 65: 63: 62: 28: 21: 1776: 1775: 1771: 1770: 1769: 1767: 1766: 1765: 1761:Gunboat classes 1746: 1745: 1744: 1739: 1730: 1704: 1570: 1562: 1519: 1506: 1500: 1483: 1477: 1461:Preston, Antony 1459: 1453: 1437:Colledge, J. J. 1435: 1414: 1411: 1406: 1402:Ballard, p. 146 1401: 1397: 1392: 1388: 1383: 1379: 1374: 1370: 1365: 1361: 1357:Ballard, p. 136 1356: 1352: 1347: 1343: 1339:Preston, p.160. 1338: 1334: 1330:Ballard, p. 140 1329: 1325: 1321:Ballard, p. 135 1320: 1313: 1308: 1304: 1299: 1282: 1277: 1273: 1269:Ballard, p. 137 1268: 1261: 1257: 1252: 1251: 1238: 1234: 1225: 1221: 1216: 1019:, south of the 1012: 994: 982:1 December 1868 808:25 January 1868 790:25 January 1868 766:10 January 1868 597: 373: 213:Installed power 60: 58: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1774: 1772: 1764: 1763: 1758: 1748: 1747: 1741: 1740: 1735: 1732: 1731: 1729: 1728: 1719: 1709: 1706: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1667: 1660: 1653: 1646: 1639: 1632: 1625: 1618: 1611: 1604: 1597: 1590: 1583: 1575: 1572: 1571: 1563: 1561: 1560: 1553: 1546: 1538: 1532: 1531: 1517: 1504: 1498: 1481: 1475: 1457: 1451: 1433: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1395: 1386: 1377: 1368: 1359: 1350: 1341: 1332: 1323: 1311: 1302: 1280: 1271: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1243:became a coal 1232: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1105:Paraguay River 1017:Balabac Island 993: 990: 987: 986: 983: 980: 977: 969: 968: 965: 964:20 August 1868 962: 956: 948: 947: 944: 941: 935: 927: 926: 923: 920: 911: 903: 902: 899: 896: 890:Laird Brothers 887: 879: 878: 875: 872: 863: 855: 854: 851: 848: 846:Poplar, London 842: 834: 833: 830: 827: 821: 813: 812: 809: 806: 803: 795: 794: 791: 788: 783: 775: 774: 767: 764: 761: 753: 752: 749: 746: 743: 735: 734: 731: 728: 723: 715: 714: 711: 708: 703: 695: 694: 691: 688: 683: 675: 674: 671:Balabac Island 667: 664: 659: 651: 650: 647: 646:2 October 1867 644: 641: 633: 632: 629: 628:17 August 1867 626: 621: 613: 612: 609: 606: 603: 596: 593: 539:and a pair of 521:after 1880. A 488:The class was 372: 369: 334:built for the 312: 311: 310: 309: 300: 293: 282: 278: 277: 274: 270: 269: 262: 258: 257: 251: 247: 246: 242:2 shafts; 2 ร— 240: 236: 235: 234: 233: 228:(352โ€“478  222: 214: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 198: 194: 193: 190: 186: 185: 178: 174: 173: 167: 163: 162: 151: 147: 146: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 87: 83: 82: 74: 70: 69: 56: 52: 51: 45: 41: 40: 39:Class overview 36: 35: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1773: 1762: 1759: 1757: 1754: 1753: 1751: 1738: 1733: 1727: 1725: 1721:Followed by: 1720: 1718: 1716: 1712:Preceded by: 1711: 1710: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1696: 1694: 1693: 1689: 1687: 1686: 1682: 1680: 1679: 1675: 1673: 1672: 1668: 1666: 1665: 1661: 1659: 1658: 1654: 1652: 1651: 1647: 1645: 1644: 1640: 1638: 1637: 1633: 1631: 1630: 1626: 1624: 1623: 1619: 1617: 1616: 1612: 1610: 1609: 1605: 1603: 1602: 1598: 1596: 1595: 1591: 1589: 1588: 1584: 1582: 1581: 1577: 1576: 1573: 1569: 1567: 1559: 1554: 1552: 1547: 1545: 1540: 1539: 1536: 1528: 1524: 1520: 1514: 1510: 1505: 1501: 1499:0-8317-0302-4 1495: 1490: 1489: 1482: 1478: 1472: 1468: 1467: 1462: 1458: 1454: 1448: 1444: 1443: 1438: 1434: 1430: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1413: 1412: 1408: 1399: 1396: 1390: 1387: 1381: 1378: 1372: 1369: 1363: 1360: 1354: 1351: 1345: 1342: 1336: 1333: 1327: 1324: 1318: 1316: 1312: 1306: 1303: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1281: 1275: 1272: 1266: 1264: 1260: 1254: 1246: 1242: 1236: 1233: 1229: 1228:hundredweight 1223: 1220: 1213: 1211: 1209: 1205: 1201: 1197: 1193: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1168: 1166: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1146: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1011: 1007: 1003: 999: 991: 984: 981: 978: 976: 975: 971: 970: 966: 963: 961: 957: 955: 954: 950: 949: 945: 942: 940: 936: 934: 933: 929: 928: 924: 921: 919: 915: 912: 910: 909: 905: 904: 900: 898:28 April 1868 897: 895: 891: 888: 886: 885: 881: 880: 876: 874:25 April 1868 873: 871: 867: 864: 862: 861: 857: 856: 852: 849: 847: 843: 841: 840: 836: 835: 831: 829:10 March 1868 828: 826: 822: 820: 819: 815: 814: 810: 807: 804: 802: 801: 797: 796: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 781: 777: 776: 772: 768: 765: 762: 760: 759: 755: 754: 750: 747: 744: 742: 741: 737: 736: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 721: 717: 716: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 701: 697: 696: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 681: 677: 676: 672: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 657: 653: 652: 648: 645: 642: 640: 639: 635: 634: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 619: 615: 614: 610: 607: 604: 601: 600: 594: 592: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 565: 561: 557: 553: 549: 545: 542: 538: 535: 531: 526: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 491: 486: 484: 480: 475: 474:G. 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Index


Royal Navy
Plover class
Frolic class
Composite
gunvessel
long tons
t
bm
p/p
cylindrical boilers
ihp
kW
steam engines
Barque
knots
7-inch
rifled muzzle-loading gun
6.3-inch 64-pounder
20-pounder
rifled breech-loading guns
class
composite
gunboats
Royal Navy
China
East Indies
West Africa
Pacific
North America and West Indies Stations

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