Bramble-class gunboat (1886)

The Bramble-class gunboat was a class of four gunboats mounting six 4-inch guns, built for the Royal Navy in 1886. In 1887 the first three were reclassified as gunvessels.

This article is about the Royal Navy gunboat class of 1886. For the identically-named Royal Navy gunboat class of 1898, see Bramble-class gunboat (1898).

HMS Lizard, c.1890.
Class overview
NameBramble class
Builders
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byAlbacore class (1883)
Succeeded byPygmy class
Built1886
In commission1886 - 1924
Completed4
General characteristics
TypeComposite screw gunboat
Displacement715 tons standard
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power
  • 1,000 ihp (750 kW)
  • (Rattler 1,200 ihp (890 kW))
Propulsion
  • Triple-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km)
Crew60
Armament
  • 6 × 4-inch/25-pdr QF
  • 4 × machine guns
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