H.M.S. PORPOISE.
At 7 a.m. yesterday, H.M.S. Porpoise made her first visit to Lyttelton. She is sister ship to the Mohawk, a steel third-class cruiser oi 1770 tons displacement. Her dimensions are:— , Length, 225 ft; beam, 36ft; pepth, 14ft 6in. She lias two propellers, her engines are of 3oo_ horse-power indicated, and her speed 16.5 knots. She carries 6 Cm quick-firing guns, eight 3pounders, two machine guns, one light gun, and three torpedo tubes. She was built ,et Glasgow in iaS6. Hex complement of men is 172. She is under commander Arthur H. D. Ravenhill, and her officers are:—First, Lieutenant Parker; second, Lieutenant Shuter; third, Lieutelnaht Orr; chief engineer, Mr Tomkins ; second, Mr Ward; paymaster, Mr Keey. The Porpoise will probably remain here for about a week.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10784, 11 October 1900, Page 6
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