HMS Locust was one of 4 Dragonfly -class river gunboats of the Royal Navy, and was named after the locust, an insect. Launched on 28 September 1939 and commissioned on 17 May …

HMS Locust (1840) was a paddle-steamer Lizard -class gunvessel, launched in 1840 and sold in 1895. HMS Locust (1896) was an Earnest -class destroyer (later grouped into the 30-knot, 4 …

HMS Locust, between 29th May and 4th June took off 2,036 allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk and delivered them to safety. They also came back with an extra member of their …

HMS Locust was one of the four Dragonfly Class gunboats, her sister-ships being Dragonfly, Grasshopper, and Mosquito, all of which were named after insects. They were designed as …

It is one of four gunboats of the class bearing its name to enter service during the Second World War. Its main mission is to bombard coastal objectives and it is for this purpose that it is …

HMS Locust was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, on 5 December 1896. [1] She served in the …

A Dragon-Class River Gunboat, she was built in 1939 by Yarrow. 197 feet long, beam 33 feet, compliment 74, speed 17 knots. She saw action at Dunkirk, Dieppe and the Normandy …

HMS Locust (1840) was a paddle-powered Lizard-class gunvessel, launched in 1840 and sold in 1895. HMS Locust (1896) was a Earnest -class destroyer (later grouped into the 30-knot, 4 …

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HMS Locust was one of 4 Dragonfly-class river gunboats of the Royal Navy, and was named after the locust, an insect. Launched on 28 September 1939 and commissioned on 17 May 1940, …