| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 300024 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1889. GUNBOAT PALUMA SHOWING HER PORT SIDE WHILST OPERATING AS A SURVEY VESSEL. PALUMA, BUILT IN ...
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1889. GUNBOAT PALUMA SHOWING HER PORT SIDE WHILST OPERATING AS A SURVEY VESSEL. PALUMA, BUILT IN ENGLAND FOR THE QUEENSLAND MARINE DEFENCE FORCES, ARRIVED IN BRISBANE ON 1885-05-07. SHE SPENT HER FIRST TEN YEARS OPERATING AS A SURVEY VESSEL WITH THE ROYAL NAVY BEFORE RETURNING TO QUEENSLAND CONTROL. IN 1901 PALUMA JOINED THE COMMONWEALTH NAVAL FORCES AND IN 1911 WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE RAN. THE SHIP SAW WW1 SERVICE UNTIL 1916 AFTER WHICH SHE PAID OFF AND IN 1918 WAS PURCHASED BY THE VICTORIAN PORTS AND HARBOURS DEPARTMENT AND RENAMED RIP. THE VESSEL WAS LAID UP IN 1949-01 AND SCRAPPED IN MELBOURNE DURING 1950-51. SHE WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR SHIPS TO BEAR THE NAME PALUMA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).