Name: | SPIDER |
Type: | Gunboat |
Keel: | |
Launched: | 23/02/1856 |
Completed: | 1856 |
Builder: | T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields |
Yard: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 284disp, 106.0 x 22.0 x 6.6(draft)ft |
Engines: | 1cyl |
Engines by: | |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Wood |
Armament: | 1 x 68pdr, 1 x 32pdr and 2 x 1 x 24pdr guns |
History: | |
1856 | British Royal Navy |
1870 | Broken up |
Comments: | A member of the Albacore Class |
Class was built of unseasoned timber, leading to a short life | |
1870: Broken up at Charlton |
Above photo is of sister ship RAVEN