| Name: | WASP |
| Type: | Gunboat |
| Keel: | 15/08/1885 |
| Launched: | 13/09/1886 |
| Completed: | 1886 |
| Builder: | Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Elswick |
| Yard Number: | 492 |
| Dimensions: | 670disp, 165.0 x 28.0 x 10.7(draft)ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (18.5, 29 & 43 x 24ins), 1200ihp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, St Peter's, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 6 x 1 x 4.0ins guns |
| History: | |
| 1886 | British Royal Navy |
| 10/09/1887 | Missing |
| Comments: | Member of the Bramble Class |
| 10/09/1887: Sailed from Singapore to Shanghai with a crew of 73. No further trace |
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Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
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Above photo of sister RATTLER is copyright of National Maritime Museum
Above photo of sister RATTLER is copyright of National Maritime Museum