Pearl class cruiser

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Class overview

Name:	Pearl
Operators:	Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal New Zealand Navy
In commission:	1890 - 1947
Completed:	9
Active:	none
General characteristics
Type:	cruiser
Displacement:	2,575 tons
Length:	278 ft (85 m)
Beam:	47 ft (14 m)
Draught:	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Propulsion:	7,500 ihp
Speed:	19 knots
Complement:	217
Armament:	8x4.7 inch (119 mm) guns 8x3 pound guns 4xmachine guns 2x14 inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes

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. Pearl class ships displaced 2,575 tons and were capable of 19 knots (35 km/h).

Pearl class ships:

Name	Launched	Fate
HMS Pallas	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
HMS Pandora	1889	Renamed to HMS Katoomba. Sold for scrap in 1906.
HMS Pearl	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
HMS Pelorus	1889	Renamed to HMS Mildura. Sold for scrap in 1906.
HMS Persian	1890	Renamed to HMS Wallaroo. Renamed to HMS Wallington. Changed back to original in 1920 before being sold for scrap.
HMS Philomel	1890	Transferred to New Zealand Navy in 1914. Sold on January 17, 1947. Scuttled August 6, 1949.
HMS Phoebe	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
HMS Phoenix	1889	Renamed to HMS Tauranga. Sold for scrap in 1920.
HMS Psyche	1889	Renamed to HMS Ringaromma. Sold for scrap in 1906.