Naval History by Country :
|
VIEW ALL OF OUR CURRENT ART SPECIAL OFFERS ON ONE PAGE HERE | |||
NAVAL ART | AVIATION ART | MILITARY ART | SPORT ART |
|
Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk Royal Navy Cruisers 1880s Cruisers Pearl Class |
[UP] - Edgar Class - Surprise Class - Imperieuse Class - Barham Class - Emerald Class - Eclipse Class - Astraea Clas - Archer Class - Leander Class - Barracouta Class - Iris Class - Mersey Class - Pearl Class - Marathon Class |
Pearl 3rd Class Pearl Class cruisers. Five of this class were provided under the terms of the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 and were paid for by Australia on the understanding that they were to be stationed in Australian waters. HMS Philomel was transferred to the New Zealand Government in 1914, and became a base ship in 1921, was sold in 1947 and scuttled off New Zealand in 1949. Wallaroo (renamed Wallington in 1949), was reduced to harbour service in 1906. Displacement : 2575 tons. Length : 278 ft. Beam : 47 ft. Depth 15 ft 6 ins. I.H.P. : 7,500. Speed : 19knts. Armament 8 - 4.7 QF, 8 - 3pdr QF, 4 MGs, 2 - 14in TT, 2 TC. Complement : 217. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Katoomba pictured pre 1896. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crew member of HMS Mildura. Controbted by Kerry Ann Lackey. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pearl class cruiser of the 1890s HMS Pallas pictured off the coast of Bermuda with a rising sun. She was captained by the Hon G Stopford c.1900 when this photograph was taken. Bermuda was a favourite place for sailors due to the variety of fresh provisions which could be obtained and of course the warm climate. |
HMS Pallas pictured pre 1896. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Pallas. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Philomel crew photo 1898 |
HMS Philomel pictured around 1905 in 1914 she was transferred to the new Zealand Navy |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Philomel in the dock at Suez on December 18th 1914. |
The harbourmasters boat leaving HMS Philomel in 1915. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A view of the shore from HMS Philomel while passing through the Suez canal. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Philomel rescued these slaves , April 1893. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postcard relating to HMS Philomel. The photos below also relate to this event The text on the reverse of the card reads as follows : Turks losses mentioned on these cards are wrong as we found out some time later from Turks own lists . 124 killed, 43 wounded, 52 missing. So we killed a lot more than we knew. The scene of our engagement with the Turks on Monday, February 8th, when we had 1 killed, 5 wounded, and of the 5 wounded 2 men died later of their injuries. Our boat landed on the shore shown on photograph to cut communication wires and find out what the mules and camels were carrying. They no sooner landed than they were fired on by Turks from the castle. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photo taken from deck of HMS Philomel of an army encampment with a regimental inspection proceeding. Location unknown. |
Photo taken from HMS Philomel of a Naval coaling station. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Wallaroo. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships. COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ALL IMAGES DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW, AND ARE OWNED BY CRANSTON FINE ARTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. NO REPRODUCTION OR COPYING ALLOWED ON OTHER WEBSITES, BOOKS OR ARTICLES WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT. |
Contact Details |
Sign Up To Our Newsletter!
This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts. Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269. Email: |