Redbreast class gunboat

The "Redbreast" class comprised nine first-class screw-driven composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1889, mounting 6 guns.

Construction

Design

The "Redbreast" class were designed by Sir William Henry White, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction in 1888. The hull was of composite construction, that is, iron keel, frames, stem and stern posts with wooden planking. These were the last class of composite-hulled gunboats built for the Royal Navy - the next class of gunboat, the "Bramble"-class gunboat of 1898, was of steel construction.

Propulsion

The class was fitted with a triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine developing 1,200 indicated horsepower, sufficient to propel them at convert|13|kn|km/h|abbr=on through a single screw.

ail Plan

The class was given a barquentine rig.

Armament

The first four ships were armed with six 4-inch/25-pounder (25cwt) quickfiring guns and four machine guns. The last five had an additional pair of 3-pounder quickfiring guns in place of two of the machine guns.

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