Pearl-class cruiser
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HMS Tauranga in Tasmania circa. 1902
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Pearl |
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Preceded by: | Barham class |
Succeeded by: | Apollo class |
In commission: | 1890 - 1947 |
Completed: | 9 |
Active: | none |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Third-class cruiser |
Displacement: | 2,575 tons |
Length: | |
Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m)[1] |
Draught: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
Installed power: | 7,500 ihp on forced draught |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Complement: | 217 |
Armament: |
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The Pearl-class cruiser was a class of nine third-class cruisers designed by Sir William White, five of which were paid for by Australia under the terms of the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 to serve in Australian waters.
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Design
Pearl-class ships displaced 2,575 tons and were capable of 19 knots (35.2 km/h).
Ships
Name | Launched | Fate |
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Pallas | 1890 | Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Pandora | 1889 | Renamed HMS Katoomba. Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Pearl | 1890 | Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Pelorus | 1889 | Renamed HMS Mildura. Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Persian | 1890 | Renamed HMS Wallaroo and then HMS Wallington. Changed back to original in 1920 before being sold for scrap. |
Philomel | 1890 | Transferred to New Zealand Navy in 1914. Sold on 17 January 1947. Scuttled 6 August 1949. |
Phoebe | 1890 | Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Phoenix | 1889 | Renamed HMS Tauranga. Sold for scrap in 1906. |
Psyche | 1889 | Renamed HMS Ringarooma. Sold for scrap in 1906. |
References
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: Pearl-class
External links
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