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Ship model representing the colonial cruisers HMS KATOOMBA, MILDURA and WALLAROO
Armstrong, Mitchell and Co1890
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This builder’s model represents the British Royal Navy's Pearl class, third-class protected cruisers HMS KATOOMBA, HMS MILDURA and HMS WALLAROO at a scale of 1:48. The cruisers formed part of the Auxiliary Squadron serving in Australian and New Zealand waters until 1906.
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- Title: Ship model representing the colonial cruisers HMS KATOOMBA, MILDURA and WALLAROO
- Creator: Armstrong, Mitchell and Co
- Date: 1890
- Location: United Kingdom
- Type: Ship model
- Significance: The three ships represented in this model were used to protect the coastline of the Australian and New Zealand colonies. They are indicative of a period when Australia's naval requirements were increasing.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Wood, metal
- Dimensions: 1910 x 2240 x 780 mm
- Credit line: ANMM Collection
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