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Nelson, 1876
Type: Cruisr 1st Class, Armoured ; late Iron armour-plated ship ; Armament 12 x 10 "
Launched : 1876 ; Displacement: 7323 tons
Propulsion: Double Screw Complement: 560
Machinery notes: 6000 hpi ; Speed ; 14.4 knots ;
Notes:

1879 Chatham. Officers borne in Pembroke.

15 Dec 1883 at Glenelg.

20 Jun 1884 at Brisbane.

4 March 1885 at Sydney.

18 April 1885 Woolloomooloo Bay regatta.

25 April 1885, her two torpedo boats tested their torpedoes with satisfactory results.

21 Sep 1885 at Brisbane - Thomas Brown and Henry A. Arthur committed offences ashore.

1890 Chatham. Officers borne in Pembroke.