| Name: | PALUMA |
| Type: | Gunboat |
| Keel: | 26/06/1883 |
| Launched: | 06/05/1884 |
| Completed: | 28/10/1884 |
| Builder: | Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 469 |
| Dimensions: | 385disp, 115.0 x 26.0 x 9.5(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x C2cyl, 385ihp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.6knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Armament: | 1 x 8.0ins, 1 x 6.0ins guns; (1899: 2 x 1 x 5.0ins, 1 x 4.7ins guns) |
| History: | |
| 28/10/1884 | State of Queensland, Australia |
| 1902 | Australian Commonwealth Naval Force |
| 1911 | Royal Australian Navy |
| 1916 | Victorian Public Service Dept; renamed RIP |
| 1951 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Acquired to deal with the perceived threat from the Russian Pacific fleet |
| With PALUMA were the first vessels ordered by the Queensland government | |
| Built at a cost of £35,000 each | |
| 1885: Leased to the British Royal Navy as HMS PALUMA | |
| 02/1893: Beached in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens by an exceptional flood | |
| 13 days later a repeat flood allowed her to be salvaged | |
| 1895: Returned to State of Queensland control | |
| 03/1895: Paid off but used for training as required | |
| 1899: Re-armed | |
| 1916: Employed as a lighthouse tender | |
| 1951: Broken up at Melbourne |
Above photo as PALUMA is copyright of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences
Above photo as PALUMA is copyright of the State Library of Queensland
Above photo as PALUMA is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo shows PALUMA aground at the Botanical Gardens
Above photo shows PALUMA aground at the Botanical Gardens
Jarrow Express, Friday, 09/05/1884