AUSTRALIAN CRUISERS.
ATRIAL CRUISE OF THE
RINGAROOMA.
THE BOOMERANG'S SHAFT.
SERIOUS DEFECT DISCOVERED. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph..—
London, April 4. The Ringarooma, one of the Australian cruisers, has completed a ten days' cruise, during which she gave every satisfaction. During the trial of her speed she averaged sixteen knots an hour for 24 hours.
A serious defect has been discovered in the shaft of the Boomerang, another of the cruisers, and it will take a fortnight to effect the necessary repairs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8534, 7 April 1891, Page 5
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