Plover-class gunvessel explained

The Plover-class gunvessels were a class of wooden gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. They mostly served overseas and were retired early as they were regarded as hopelessly obsolete by the late 1880s.

Ships

ShipBuilder[1] Laid down[2] LaunchedCompletedFate
Deptford DockyardNA20 February 1867NASold for breaking, August 1885
Portsmouth DockyardNA4 September 1867NASold for breaking, 17 May 1882
Deptford DockyardNA29 October 1867NASold at Bombay, 14 April 1886
Devonport Dockyard21 January 18678 November 186727 June 1868Sold for breaking, 15 April 1885
Portsmouth DockyardNA12 February 1868NASurvey vessel in 1878. Sold, September 1885
Sheerness DockyardNA13 February 1868NASold for breaking, June 1885
Devonport Dockyard15 April 18676 March 186819 April 1871Sold for breaking, November 1887
Deptford DockyardNA20 August 1868NASold for breaking, 7 November 1882
Portsmouth DockyardNA16 November 1868NASold, 18 October 1882
Pembroke DockyardNA20 September 1869NASold for breaking, November 1887
Sheerness DockyardNA6 November 1869NASold for breaking, September 1885
Chatham DockyardNA9 March 1871NASold at Bombay, 9 March 1887

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 109
  2. Lyon & Winfield, p. 293