page_title: HMS Locust (T28)
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Locust (T28)
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of British gunboat HMS Locust.
context_page_description: 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, she survived the Second World War despite being severely damaged many times, including taking a shell hit during Operation Overlord.
context_section_description: 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, she survived the Second World War despite being severely damaged many times, including taking a shell hit during Operation Overlord.
caption: HMS Locust, 25 February 1942
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