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