HMS Boomerang anchored at Sydney in c. 1891–1905. | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Whiting |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear [1] |
Yard number | 545 |
Laid down | 17 August 1888 |
Launched | 24 July 1889 |
Completed | 14 February 1891 |
Renamed | HMS Boomerang - 2 April 1890 |
Fate | Sold 11 July 1905 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo gunboat |
Displacement | 735 tons |
Length | 242 ft (74 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Installed power | 3,600 ihp (2,700 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 19 kn (35 km/h) |
Complement | 91 |
Armament |
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HMS Boomerang was an Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy, originally named HMS Whiting, built by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear and launched on 24 July 1889. [3] Renamed Boomerang on 2 April 1890, she formed part of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station.
Boomerang arrived in Sydney with the squadron on 5 September 1891. Lieutenant and commander Edward Matthew Hale was appointed in command on 15 February 1900. [4]
She left the Australia Station on 22 August 1904. She was sold for £1900 in July 1905 at Portsmouth. [3]
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