_IWM_Q_40622.jpg) Woodlark in 1880
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Plover class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Cormorant class |
| Succeeded by | Beacon class |
| Built | 1867–1871 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Scrapped | 12 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Wooden screw gunvessel |
| Displacement | 805 long tons (818 t) |
| Tons burthen | 663 bm |
| Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Installed power | 857–985 ihp (639–735 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barque rig |
| Speed | 10–11 knots (19–20 km/h; 12–13 mph) |
| Complement | 90 |
| Armament | |
The Plover-class gunvessels were a class of wooden gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. They mostly served overseas and were retired early as they were regarded as hopelessly obsolete by the late 1880s.