Dragonfly-class gunboat
| 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 | |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Displacement | 585 long 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 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
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The Dragonfly class was a class of twin shaft river gunboats of the Royal Navy. Six were planned and five were built: of those five, four were lost in the Second World War. One of the four was HMS Scorpion, a slightly upgunned and better powered version.