Pearl 3rd
Class Pearl
Class cruisers. Five of this class were provided under the terms of
the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 and were paid for by Australia on the
understanding that they were to be stationed in Australian waters.
HMS Philomel was transferred to the New Zealand Government in 1914, and
became a base ship in 1921, was sold in 1947 and scuttled off New Zealand
in 1949. Wallaroo (renamed Wallington in 1949), was reduced to
harbour service in 1906. Displacement
: 2575 tons. Length : 278 ft. Beam : 47 ft. Depth 15 ft
6 ins. I.H.P. : 7,500. Speed : 19knts. Armament 8 - 4.7
QF, 8 - 3pdr QF, 4 MGs, 2 - 14in TT, 2 TC. Complement : 217. |
| HMS Katoomba (ex Pandora) |
27th August 1889 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Mildura (ex
Pelorus) |
25th November 1889 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Pallas |
30th June 1890 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Pearl |
28th July 1890 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Phoebe |
1st July 1890 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Philomel |
28th August 1890 |
Transferred to New Zealand
Navy in 1914. Convoy escort from August 1914 until April 1917. Became
depot ship then training hulk in 1921. Sold on 17th January 1947. Scuttled
6th August 1949. |
| HMS Ringaromma (ex Psyche) |
10th December 1889 |
Sold in 1906. |
| HMS Tauranga (ex Phoenix) |
28th October 1889 |
Sold in 1920. |
| HMS Wallaroo (ex Persian) |
5th February 1890 |
Became guardship at Chatham
in 1914. Renamed Wallington in March 1919, changing back to original in
1920 before being sold for scrap. |
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HMS Katoomba |
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HMS Katoomba.
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HMS Katoomba, 1898.
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HMS Mildura |
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Crew member of HMS Mildura.
Controbted by Kerry Ann Lackey. |
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HMS Pallas |
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Pearl class cruiser of the 1890s HMS Pallas pictured
off the coast of Bermuda with a rising sun. She was captained by the Hon G
Stopford c.1900 when this photograph was taken. Bermuda was a favourite
place for sailors due to the variety of fresh provisions which could be
obtained and of course the warm climate. |
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HMS Pallas. |
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HMS Philomel |
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HMS Philomel, 1920.
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HMS Philomel crew photo 1898 photographed at
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HMS Philomel pictured around 1905 in 1914 she was transferred to
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HMS Philomel in the dock at Suez on December 18th
1914. A
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The harbourmasters boat leaving HMS
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A view of the shore from HMS Philomel while passing through
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HMS Philomel rescued these slaves , April 1893. A
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Postcard relating to HMS Philomel. The photos
below also relate to this event The text on the reverse of the card
reads as follows :
Turks losses mentioned on these cards are wrong as we
found out some time later from Turks own lists . 124 killed, 43 wounded,
52 missing. So we killed a lot more than we knew. The scene of
our engagement with the Turks on Monday, February 8th, when we had 1
killed, 5 wounded, and of the 5 wounded 2 men died later of their
injuries. Our boat landed on the shore shown on photograph to cut
communication wires and find out what the mules and camels were
carrying. They no sooner landed than they were fired on by Turks
from the castle.
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Photo taken from deck of HMS Philomel of an army
encampment with a regimental inspection proceeding. Location
unknown. c.1914
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Photo taken from HMS Philomel of a Naval coaling
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HMS
Wallaroo |
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HMS Wallaroo.
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