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HMS Grasshopper (T85)
HMS ''Grasshopper'' was a built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. After completion was sent to the China station where she was deployed on the Yangtse River to relieve the Insect-class gunboat, . She remained there until the declaration of war by the Empire of Japan in December 1941. She was subsequently transferred to Singapore Naval Base and participated in the Malayan Campaign in early 1942. Near the end of the Battle of Singapore, she evacuated the base on 11 February together with her sister ship . Three days later she was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft off the island of Sebayer. Most of the ship's survivors were later captured on Sumatra by Japanese troops.
==Design and description==
The design of the ''Dragonfly''-class ships was based on that of the earlier with that ship's flagship accommodations replaced by a low-angle director-control tower. ''Grasshopper'' displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . Steam for the turbines was provided by two Admiralty 3-drum boilers. ''Grasshopper'' carried a maximum of of fuel oil.〔Lenton (1998), p. 270〕
The ship mounted two quick-firing (QF) guns 4-inch Mk V guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure.〔 These guns had a maximum elevation of +30 degrees. She also carried a single QF 3.7-inch howitzer.〔Gardiner & Gray (1984), p. 79〕 For anti-aircraft defence, ''Grasshopper'' had eight single mounts for anti-aircraft machine guns. She had a crew of 74 officers and enlisted men.〔
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