HMS Porpoise (1886)
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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.[1]
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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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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.[1] She left the Australia Station and was paid off at Portsmouth 20 May 1901.[2] She was sold at Bombay on 10 February 1905.[1]