An item reported that Russia ordered the building of 10 gunboats by the Sormors shipyard. With a length of 56,3 and a draught of 3,6 metre was their speed 12 knots, The first was to be built within 9 months the others during the following yard. Building costs for one gunboat was estimated to be 27.000 pound sterling or 249.900 pound sterling totally.
