Forester-class gunboat

The Forester-class gunboat was a class of 4-gun composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy between 1874 and 1877. Although half had been sold by 1890, the rest survived into the 20th century as coal hulks, base vessels and other secondary uses. Foxhound survived as a hulk on the Blackwall Reach of the Thames until 1975, when she was broken up. They were built of composite construction, that is, with iron keel, stem and stern posts, and iron framing, but planked with wood.

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1874 — 1931  Wikidata
Forester; Forester class
12 produced, 
gunboat, Royal Navy, 
HMS Express, HMS Forester, 

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  HMS Express ⓘ
  1874 Forester-class gunboat

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  HMS Forester ⓘ
  1877 Forester-class gunboat

Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Express	Forester-class gunboat, gunboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Forester	gunboat, Forester-class gunboat	Wikidata