Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Paluma (Quuensland naval service), 1901- RAN | 469 | Armstrong Mitchell, Walker | 1883 | 6.5.1884 | 1884 | sold 1913 | |
Gayundah (Queensland naval service), 1901- RAN | 470 | Armstrong Mitchell, Walker | 1883 | 6.5.1884 | 1884 | sold 1921 |
Displacement normal, t |
360 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
36.6 |
Breadth, m |
7.93 |
Draught, m |
2.90 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VC, cylindrical boilers |
Power, h. p. |
400 |
Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
Fuel, t |
coal 60 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
Paluma: 1 x 1 - 152/26 BL Mk VI, 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 - 152/26 BL Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 37/30 1pdr Mk II, 2 x 1 - 11.4/94 |
Complement |
Project history: Gayundah and Paluma were large flatiron gunboats. The first vessels ordered for Queensland's navy. 203mm gun was never mounted in Paluma.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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