HMAS Protector (1884)
HMCS (later HMAS) Protector was a large flat-iron gunboat commissioned and purchased by the South Australian government in 1884, for the purpose of defending the local coastline against possible attacks in the aftermath of the ‘Russian scare', of the 1870s. She arrived in Adelaide in September 1884 and subsequently served in the Boxer Rebellion, World War I and World War II.
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HMAS Protector (1884)
HMCS (later HMAS) Protector was a large flat-iron gunboat commissioned and purchased by the South Australian government in 1884, for the purpose of defending the local coastline against possible attacks in the aftermath of the ‘Russian scare', of the 1870s. She arrived in Adelaide in September 1884 and subsequently served in the Boxer Rebellion, World War I and World War II.
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HMCS (later HMAS) Protector wa ...... are still visible to this day.
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builder
commissioning date
1884-06-19
laying down
1882-11-16
length (μ)
motto
Faith for Duty
ship beam (μ)
1.70688e+1
status
Abandoned July 1943
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top speed (kmh)
Wikipage page ID
15,893,973
Wikipage revision ID
738,739,608
Ship armament
*As built:
*1 × BL Mk VII gu ...... er guns
*4 × QF 3-pounder guns
Ship complement
Ship country
Ship displacement
Ship honours
*Battle honours:
*China 1900
*Rabaul 1914
Ship launched
Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
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-23.4428 151.909
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HMCS (later HMAS) Protector wa ...... World War I and World War II.
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HMAS Protector (1884)
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lat
-2.34428e+1
long
1.51909e+2
