| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Argus | Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK | 1899 | 17.2.1900 | 1900 | stricken 1920 | ||
| Vigilante | Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK | 1899 | 1900 | 1900 | stricken 1920 | ||
| Lieutenant Contal, 1905- Peï-Ho | Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK | 1899 | 1901 | 1901 | stricken 1920 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
123 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
44.2 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.30 |
|
Draught, m |
0.60 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 20 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 90/24 M1891, 4 x 1 - 37/20 M1885 |
| Complement | 53 |
Project history: Steel river gunboats of the British Woodlark type with one funnel and pole mast. Built for service in China. The ships' vital spaces were covered with bullet-proof plating.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Argus 1900
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