New Gunboat For The Voyage Launched At Southampton - "Dragonfly" cheered by workman as she took the water.H.M.S. "Dragonfly", a navy gunboat for the Yangtse River, was launched by Lady Dent at the yards of John I. Thornycroft and Company, Limited, at Woolston, Southampton.A sister ship of the "Dragonfly", the "Grasshopper", is also being built at Thornycraft's.Each ship will have a displacement of 585 tons and embody considerable improvements in armament, protection and living accommodating over earlier types. December 08, 1938.
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