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Out of the Past – HMS Cambrian

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HMS Cambrian (Australia Station), HMS Harlech, HMS Vivid
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June 1984 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)

The 2nd class cruiser HMS CAMBRIAN was built at Pembroke Dock, England in 1893. She served on the Australia Station from 1903 and shared her time in Australia and New Zealand. During World War I she was a base ship renamed HARLECH in 1916 and VIVID in 1921. She was sold out of service and broken up by Young’s of Sutherland in 1923.

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Tonnage: 4360 Length: 320 feet Beam: 49½ feet Armament: 2 x 6 inch, 8 x 4.7 inch guns.

The light cruiser, HMS CAMBRIAN
The light cruiser, HMS CAMBRIAN

HMS CAMBRIAN at anchor on the Derwent, Tasmania
HMS CAMBRIAN at anchor on the Derwent, Tasmania

HMS CAMBRIAN in Milford Sound, New Zealand.
HMS CAMBRIAN in Milford Sound, New Zealand.

Battling through heavy seas on passage to New Zealand
Battling through heavy seas on passage to New Zealand

The crew of HMS CAMBRIAN ashore in Melbourne
The crew of HMS CAMBRIAN ashore in Melbourne

HMS CAMBRIAN in Sutherland Dock, Sydney.
HMS CAMBRIAN in Sutherland Dock, Sydney.

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