HMS Mildura (1889)
 HMS Mildura at Port Melbourne, May 1901 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pelorus |
| Namesake: |
Pelorus Mildura, Victoria |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear |
| Laid down: | 15 Aug 1888 |
| Launched: | 27 November 1889 |
| Completed: | 20 December 1890 |
| Renamed: | Mildura, April 1890 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 3 April 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pearl-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 2,575 tons |
| Length: | 278 ft (84.7 m) (oa) 265 ft (80.8 m) (pp)[1] |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) |
| Installed power: | 7,500 shp (5,600 kW) 4 × boilers |
| Propulsion: | 2 × screws; 2 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines[1] |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 210 |
| Armament: | 8 × QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns 8 × 3-pounder guns 4 × 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | Deck: 1–2 inches (25–51 mm) Gun shields: 2 inches Conning tower: 3 inches (76 mm) |
HMS Mildura was an Pearl-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the late 1880s. Originally named HMS Pelorus, she was renamed after an Australian town in April 1890.[2] Per the Imperial Defense Act of 1887, she served primarily in Australian waters. She was part of the naval escort for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand aboard the chartered Royal liner HMS Ophir during 1901.[2]
She was sold to Garnham, London for scrap in 1906 for £7,200.[2][3]
Notes
References
- Bastock, John (1988). Ships on the Australia Station. Frenchs Forest, Australia: Child & Associates. ISBN 0-86777-348-0.
- Brook, Peter (1999). Warships for Export: Armstrong Warships 1867 – 1927. Gravesend, Kent, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-89-4.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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