Pearl-class cruiser

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The Pearl-class cruiser, also called Pallas-class, was a third-class protected cruiser designed by Sir William White for the Royal Navy. Nine ships were built to this design, five of which were paid for by Australia under the terms of the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 to serve in Australian waters.

Design

Pearl-class ships displaced 2,575 tons and were capable of Template:Convert.

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HMS Pallas at Quebec, Quebec in 1901

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Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897

Ships

Name	Launched	Fate
Template:HMS	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1889	Renamed HMS Katoomba. Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1889	Renamed HMS Mildura. Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1890	Renamed HMS Wallaroo and then HMS Wallington. Changed back to original in 1920 before being sold for scrap.
Template:HMS	1890	Transferred to New Zealand Navy in 1914. Sold on 17 January 1947. Scuttled 6 August 1949.
Template:HMS	1890	Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1889	Renamed HMS Tauranga. Sold for scrap in 1906.
Template:HMS	1889	Renamed HMS Ringarooma. Sold for scrap in 1906.

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HMS Pearl

References

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• Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: Pearl-class
• Morris, Douglas (1987), Cruisers of the Royal and Commonwealth Navies, Maritime Books, Liskeard, Cornwall, Great Britain. Template:ISBN