HMS Tauranga (1889)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Phoenix.

HMS Tauranga, Tasmania in 1902.
Career
Name: HMS Phoenix (1889–1890)
HMS Tauranga (1890–1906)
Builder: J & G Thomson, Glasgow
Launched: 28 October 1889
Fate: sold in July 1906 for breaking up.
General characteristics
Type: Pearl-class cruiser
Displacement: 2,575 tons
Length: 278 ft (85 m) oa
256 ft (78 m) pp[1]
Beam: 41 ft (12 m)[1]
Draught: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Installed power: 7,500 ihp on forced draught
Propulsion:
  • 2 x 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
  • 4 x double-ended cylindrical boilers
  • 2 screws[1]
Speed: 19 knots
Complement: 217
Armament:

8 x QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns
8 x 3-pounder guns
4 x machine guns

2 x 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: Deck: 1 - 2 inch
Gunshields: 2 inch
Conning tower: 3 inch

HMS Tauranga was an Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, originally named HMS Phoenix, built by J & G Thomson, Glasgow and launched on 28 October 1889.[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, as Tauranga as part of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station. She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. During the Samoan civil war in 1899, she took part in operations with HMS Porpoise and HMS Royalist.[2] Spending between 1901 and 1903 in reserve at Sydney before being assigned to the New Zealand division of the Australia Station. She left the Australia Station on 14 December 1904. She was sold for £8500 in July 1906 to Thomas Ward for breaking up.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2004) p.276
  2. ^ a b c Bastock 1988, p. 103.

References

 Royal Navy

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 Royal New Zealand Navy