Pearl-class cruiser

HMS Tauranga in Tasmania circa. 1902
Class overview
NamePearl
Operators
Preceded byBarham class
Succeeded byApollo class
Built1888–1890
In commission1890 - 1947
Completed9
Retired9
General characteristics
TypeThird-class cruiser
Displacement2,575 tons
Length
  • 278 ft (84.7 m) oa
  • 256 ft (78.0 m) pp[1]
Beam41 ft (12.5 m)[1]
Draught15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Installed power7,500 ihp on forced draught
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
  • 4 × double-ended cylindrical boilers
  • 2 screws[1]
Speed19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement217
Armament

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.

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