MARINE PROTECTION OF AUSTRALASIA.
The Australian colonies and theii coiiiu.eice m tlia Pacific and Indian seas, are not lett bo wholy uijproUcttd as some are wont to imagine.. The great naval station oi .Russia, which thieateus this part of tin v> orld is on the Ainoor River m extreme Eastern Bussia, north 1,1 China. But on' the •• feast Indian,, Oljinu, Australiuii, and, Puciti* btations we' find ihat Great li&ritaii. hab now the foilowii g'vessels, whicb ouglit to be quite sufficient ior tht pioitction oi British t coininerce 'm ihuse st.as :— ... ' AUSTEALIA.. "N"vmplie, aerew sloop, 9 guns, 1674 toai/ : jipphire, corvette, 14 guns, 1934 tons. bappho, composite aloop, 4 guns, 894 tons, ,TE£ PACIFIC. Fantome, composite sloop, 4 guns, 894 tons. Upal, composite corvette, 14 .guns, 1864 tons.
Osprey, composite sloop, 6 guns,* 1124 tons.
Penguin, composite sloop, 6 guns, 1124 tons.
Koeket, composite gun vessel, 4. guns, 584 tons. .'■'■". ■
Shah, iron screw frigate, cased with wood, 20 guns, 6040 tons. . EAST INDIES. ' Arab, gun vesbell, 4 gunß, 700 tons. Hying Piflh, composite sloop, 4 guns, ,894 tons, ' '
Lynx, composite gun vessell, 4 gune, 584 tonri. '. -V
Rifleman, composite gun vessel, 4* guns, 592 tona.
Spartan, corvette, 12 guns, 1755 tons. Teazer, gun vessel, 4 guns, 584 tons. Undaunted, frigate, 31 guns, 4020 tons. Vestal, sloop, 9 guns, 1574 tons. Vulture, gun vessel, 3 guns, 774 tons. Wild Swan, composite sloop, 6 sruns 1124 tons. ' *' * ' CHINA. Audacious, double sorew, armourplated, 14 guns, 6134 tons. (Jharybdis, screw corvette, ' 17 guns 2187 tons. .■"• Curlew, double screw gun vessel, b guns, 774 tons. , , Egeiia, composite sloop, 4 gunß, 894 tons, ; i;'ly, double screw composite gun vessel, 4 guna, 684' tons. ■ l^Yolic, 'double screw ' composite gun. vessel, 4 guns, 292 tons. Growler, composite gun vessel, 4 guns?, 584 tons. jJiait, composite 'gun -Vessel, 4 guns. 584 tons. .Hornet^ double ; screWj, composite gun yesael,' 4 guns'j' sß| tons/ Juno, screw ' corvette, 8 guiis, 221ttons.' . :.,',.■ ..;. '['■■."..' Kestrel, Composite gun vessel, 4 gun& 592 tons. ' '"'"* Lapwing, gun vessel, 3*' guns, 774 tons.
. Lily, oomposiie £un ;reasei, 3 guns, 700 tons. "'" ' ' ' • ■
'Magpie* double sorew gtm vessel! 3 guns, 774 tons. 5 " - . ■ '
. Midge, composite "gun Vessel, 4 guns, 584 tons; '
; Modest,, : fior6w-;<H)is(r6ste r l"4".gunß, 1934 tons. - >./. ! Nassau, surveying vessej, 4 guns, 877 tons. ..,,, - . ,■■ .;,;,; Sylvia, surveying vessel^ 4 .guns,- 877 tons
Thistle, gun vessel, 4 guns, 584 tons. . Vigilant, despatoh vessel, 2 "guns, 985 tons'. - • - • •-• •
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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 890, 7 March 1878, Page 3
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393MARINE PROTECTION OF AUSTRALASIA. Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 890, 7 March 1878, Page 3
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