:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - GUNBOATS
GOSSAMER CLASS x 2
Code - N1701
£1.35
Class - 12
Date - 1892
Description - GOSSAMER CLASS x 2 N1701
Completed 1890 as gunboats, but the class was widely
used as minesweepers in W.W.1 Sister Ships: Assaye, Boomerang, Gleaner, Karakatta, Plassy, Seagull, Salamander, Sharpshooter, Shelldrake,
Skipjack, Spanker & Speedwell.
Displacement 735 tons
Dimensions 230' x 27' x12'
Armament 2 x 4.7"
4 x 3pdr
Torpedo Tubes 5 x 14"
Speed 19 knots.
