HMS Ladybird

HMS Ladybird was an Insect-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, launched in 1916. This class is also referred to as "large China gunboats". Originally built to patrol the River Danube during the First World War, she sailed for China from Malta in February 1927 to serve on the Yangtze River.

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gunboat, Insect-class gunboat, Royal Navy, 

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  HMS Ladybird ⓘ
  1916 Insect-class gunboat

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1916 HMS Ladybird

1941-05-12T00:00:00Z

1941-05-12T00:00:00Z

sinking

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1911-12-22T00:00:00Z

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1911 Battle of Tobruk

1941-01-21T00:00:00Z

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1941 British capture of Tobruk

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1941-11-27T00:00:00Z

1941 Siege of Tobruk

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1942-06-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Axis capture of Tobruk

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HMS Ladybird and HMS Greyhound

HMS Ladybird off Shanghai, circa in the 1920s

HMS Ladybird and HMS Greyhound

Egypt scenes 1917 - 12732710563

HMS Ladybird Port Said 1917 IWM SP 000560

Loading 6 inch gun HMS Ladybird 1940 AWM 004991

HMS Ladybird 31-12-1940 Bardia AWM 005012

6 inch gun muzzle HMS Ladybird Bardia 1940 AWM 005000

HMS Ladybird gunnery Bardia 1941 AWM 127945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1911	Battle of Tobruk	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	British capture of Tobruk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Siege of Tobruk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Axis capture of Tobruk	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Ladybird	Insect-class gunboat, gunboat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Dainty	D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Sikh	Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Ladybird and HMS Greyhound		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ladybird off Shanghai, circa in the 1920s		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ladybird and HMS Greyhound		Commons
commons	image		Egypt scenes 1917 - 12732710563		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ladybird Port Said 1917 IWM SP 000560		Commons
commons	image		Loading 6 inch gun HMS Ladybird 1940 AWM 004991		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ladybird 31-12-1940 Bardia AWM 005012		Commons
commons	image		6 inch gun muzzle HMS Ladybird Bardia 1940 AWM 005000		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ladybird gunnery Bardia 1941 AWM 127945		Commons