HMS Porpoise (1886)
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 HMS Porpoise anchored in Sydney Harbour in 1900. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Porpoise |
| Builder | J. & G. Thompson, Glasgow |
| Launched | 7 May 1886 |
| Fate | Sold on 10 February 1905 for breaking up at Bombay. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Archer-class torpedo cruiser |
| Notes |  |
HMS Porpoise was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by J. & G. Thompson at Glasgow and launched on 7 May 1886.[1]
Commenced service on the Australia Station in December 1897. During the Samoan civil unrest in 1899, she took part in operations with HMS Royalist and HMS Tauranga.[1] She left the Australia Station and was paid off at Portsmouth 20 May 1901.[2] She was sold at Bombay on 10 February 1905.[1]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
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