 Painting of HMSRingarooma c. 1891 | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMSPsyche |
| Builder | J & G Thomson,Glasgow |
| Launched | 10 December 1889 |
| Completed | 3 February 1891 |
| Renamed | Ringarooma (1890) |
| Fate | Sold in May 1906 for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pearl-classcruiser |
| Displacement | 2,575 tons |
| Length | |
| Beam | 41 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Draught | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
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| Speed | 19knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement | 217 |
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HMSRingarooma was aPearl-classcruiser of theRoyal Navy, originally namedHMSPsyche, built byJ & G Thomson,Glasgow and launched on 10 December 1889.[2] Renamed on 2 April 1890, asRingarooma as part of the Auxiliary Squadron of theAustralia Station. She arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. She was damaged after running aground on a reef at Makelula Island,New Hebrides on 31 August 1894 and was pulled off by the French cruiserDuchaffault.[2] Between 1897 and 1900 she was in reserve at Sydney. On 15 February CaptainFrederick St. George Rich was appointed in command.[3] She left the Australia Station on 22 August 1904. She was sold for £8500 in May 1906 to Forth Shipbreaking Company for breaking up.[2]
In 1905, alongboat of theRingarooma was found washed ashore at the beach atMeerup. The boat, alongside other deck fittings of the ship, was washed overboard during a storm, which had raged along the coastline seven or eight years previously. The ship had been attempting to roundCape Leeuwin but was forced to head back toAlbany. Despite its age, the boat was found in good condition.[4]
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