H.M.S. Tauranga (1889)

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H.M.S. Tauranga (1889)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1]
Laid down: 1 Dec, 1888[2]
Launched: 28 Oct, 1889[3]
Commissioned: 27 Jan, 1891[4]
Sold: 1906[5]

H.M.S. Tauranga was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.

She was originally named Phoenix, but was renamed on 2 April, 1890.

Service

Commissioned at Devonport on 27 January, 1891.[6]

In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 2". Sisters Katoomba and Phoebe were also being sold.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 257.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  7. "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
  11. Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
  12. Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
  14. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 302.
  15. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1239.
  16. Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1254.
  17. Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1105.
  18. Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1105.
  19. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Aug. 1900, p. 8.
  20. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 383.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Pearl Class Third Class Protected Cruiser
Katoomba Mildura Pallas Pearl Phoebe
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