PALUMA large gunvessels (1884)
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Paluma (Queensland till 1901) | Armstrong Mitchell, Walker, UK | 1883 | 6.5.1884 | 1884 | sold 1913 | ||
| Gayundah (Queensland till 1901) | Armstrong Mitchell, Walker, UK | 1883 | 6.5.1884 | 1884 | sold 1921 |
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Displacement normal, t |
360 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
36.6 |
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Breadth, m |
7.93 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VCE, cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
400 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 60 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
Paluma: 1 x 1 - 152/31 BL Mk V, 2 x 1 - 37/30 1pdr Mk II, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94 Gayundah: 1 x 1 - 203/26 BL Mk VII, 1 x 1 - 152/31 BL Mk V, 2 x 1 - 37/30 1pdr Mk II, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94 |
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Complement |
Project history: Gayundah and Paluma were large flatiron gunboats. The first vessels ordered for Queensland's navy. The 203mm gun was never mounted in Paluma.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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