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The ''Pearl''-class cruiser, also called Pallas-class, was a third-class protected
Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: ''Pearl''-class
*Morris, Douglas (1987), ''Cruisers of the Royal and Commonwealth Navies'', Maritime Books, Liskeard, Cornwall, Great Britain.
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from search-and-destroy to ocean escort to sea ...
designed by Sir William White for the Royal Navy. Nine ships were built to this design, five of which were paid for by Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
under the terms of the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 to serve in Australian waters.
Design
''Pearl''-class ships displaced 2,575 tons and were capable of .
Ships
Citations
References
*Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: ''Pearl''-class
*Morris, Douglas (1987), ''Cruisers of the Royal and Commonwealth Navies'', Maritime Books, Liskeard, Cornwall, Great Britain.
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