THE PACIFIC SQUADRON
The Army and Navy Gazette In Ub fssue of November 27 last, saya :— " It would really seem aa if the Admiralty intended the Australian station to be the retake of the uee'<»i a >d obsolete ship 3 m the navy. Of the 10 shipß comprising the squadron, none of which has a Bpeed of over 13 knots, the Rapid alcne (b a modern ehlp carrying a modern armament The fhgshlp Neleon, a oruistng ironclad, has not been Home for five years, and requires modern fittingß and appliances. The Diamond and Opal are obsolete corvettes, carrying obsolete armaments. The Ranger and Swinger are obsolete gunboats thtt can neither sail nor fteam (the latter it m aolually proposed to recomraiesion). Tha Harrier, Undine, and Lark are sohoonetß without a sy steam power, the two former of which being found useless on the Eaßt India station, were Bent to the. antipodes to be oat of the way ; and t^e Dart, described m the navy list sb a ' steam yacht,' complete! the list of this powerful squadron."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 3
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176THE PACIFIC SQUADRON Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 3
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