The Pearl-class cruiser 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 19 knots (35.2 km/h).

HMS Pallas at Quebec, Quebec in 1901
Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897

Ships

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

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2004) p.276

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Pallas_(1890)
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