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Originally named ''Phoenix'', but renamed on 2 April 1890.
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'''H.M.S. ''Tauranga''''' was one of nine cruisers of the [[Pearl Class Cruiser (1889)|''Pearl'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1891 and 1892.


{{CAPTAINS}}
She was originally named ''Phoenix'', but was renamed on 2 April, 1890.
* Captain [[Leslie Creery Stuart]],  
 
==Service==
Commissioned at Devonport on 27 January, 1891.{{NLMar92|p. 257}}
 
In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 2".  Sisters {{UK-Katoomba}} and {{UK-1Phoebe}} were also being sold.{{ToL|Sales By Auction|16 June 1906, p. 17}}
 
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Owen Pike|nick=Frederick O. Pike|appt=6 March, 1892<ref>Pike Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1032.</ref>|end=2 June, 1892<ref>Pike Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1032.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Briggs Lang|nick=Henry B. Lang|appt=12 March, 1892{{NLApr94|p. 259}}|end=8 August, 1894}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Leckie Hamilton Browne|nick=William L. H. Browne|appt=1 April, 1897{{NLOct98|p. 302}}|end=6 December, 1898}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Leslie Creery Stuart|nick=Leslie C. Stuart|appt=6 December, 1898<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1239.</ref>|end=16 April, 1900<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1254.</ref>|ass=2 February, 1899<ref>Stuart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1254.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick St. George Rich|nick=Frederick St. G. Rich|appt=16 April, 1900<ref>Rich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1105.</ref>|end=24 April, 1900<ref>Rich Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1105.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=24 September, 1900{{NMI|27 Aug. 1900, p. 8}}|end=18 April, 1901}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Russell Robinson|nick=Henry R. Robinson|appt=8 December, 1903{{NLOct04|p. 383}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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{{Pearl Class (1889)}}
{{Footer Pearl Class Cruiser (1889)}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tauranga}}


{{CatShipUKThirdClassProtectedCruiser|sort=Tauranga}}
{{CatShipThirdClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}

Latest revision as of 13:32, 26 August 2023

H.M.S. Tauranga (1889)
Builder: J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow[1]
Laid down: 1 Dec, 1888[2]
Launched: 28 Oct, 1889[3]
Commissioned: 27 Jan, 1891[4]
Sold: 1906[5]

H.M.S. Tauranga was one of nine cruisers of the Pearl class completed for the Royal Navy in 1891 and 1892.

She was originally named Phoenix, but was renamed on 2 April, 1890.

Service

Commissioned at Devonport on 27 January, 1891.[6]

In June 1906, she was listed for sale at a July 10th Portsmouth auction of "Obsolete War Vessels and Other Craft" as "Lot 2". Sisters Katoomba and Phoebe were also being sold.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 257.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 82.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  7. ↑ "Sales By Auction." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1906, p. 17.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 257.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
  11. ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
  12. ↑ Pike Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1032.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 259.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 302.
  15. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1239.
  16. ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1254.
  17. ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1105.
  18. ↑ Rich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1105.
  19. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 27 Aug. 1900, p. 8.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 383.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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