Wreck of H.M.S. Ringarooma.
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A cable from Noumea states that H.M.S. RingarooiHa has been wrecked on th« south-east coast of Mallicolo; the southern most island of the New Hebrides croup. All hands were saved,- btit the ship is supposed to be a total loss. The French warships Duchaffaut and Scbrff Have £bHe tb Her Assistance; H.M.S. Lizard, now in Brisbane", has been ordered to proceed to the assistance of H.M.S. Ringarooma. H.M.S. Orlando is engaged in an extensive overhaul to her machinery and boilers in Sydney* and a large Quantity of the former has been taken to pieces. Thfe" dockyard is now working night and day in order to get her away to the scene of the wreck of the Ringarooma on Monday. Admiral Bowden-Bmith accompanies her, and appliances will be taken for floating and repairing the itiligaroomft.
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Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1894, Page 3
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138Wreck of H.M.S. Ringarooma. Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1894, Page 3
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