HMS Porpoise (1886) facts for kids
HMS Porpoise anchored in Sydney Harbour in 1900.
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Name | HMS Porpoise |
Builder | J. & G. Thompson, Glasgow |
Launched | 7 May 1886 |
Fate | Sold on 10 February 1905 for breaking up at Bombay. |
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Class and type | Archer-class torpedo cruiser |
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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.
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. She left the Australia Station and was paid off at Portsmouth 20 May 1901. She was sold at Bombay on 10 February 1905.
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