HMAS Protector

HMCS 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 served in the Boxer Rebellion, World War I and World War II.

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1884 Wikimedia, Wikidata
HMCS Protector
draft 12 foot, length 180 foot, beam 56 foot, speed 14 knot,
flat-iron gunboat, Royal Australian Navy, South Australian Naval Brigade,

Location: -23.4428, 151.909, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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HMAS Protector ⓘ
large flat-iron gunboat commissioned and purchased by the South Australian government in 1884

1884-06-19T00:00:00Z

1884 HMAS Protector

1899-08-01T00:00:00Z

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1884-06-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1884-05-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1882-11-16T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Port River with HMCS 'Protector' in foreground(GN01195)

Crew members from Protector

Protector Gun Crew

Protector1-1

Heron Island, Australia - Leaving Heron Island by launch, HMCS Protector in foreground

BL 4 inch gun HMAS Protector AWM P01236.001

HMCS Protector Starboard elevation and Deck plan

Officers of H.M.C.S. Protector 1897

Protector (AWM A04936)

HMAS Protector

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

object	watercraft	1884	HMAS Protector	flat-iron gunboat	Wikidata
commons	image		Port River with HMCS 'Protector' in foreground(GN01195)		Commons
commons	image		Crew members from Protector		Commons
commons	image		Protector Gun Crew		Commons
commons	image		Protector1-1		Commons
commons	image		Heron Island, Australia - Leaving Heron Island by launch, HMCS Protector in foreground		Commons
commons	image		BL 4 inch gun HMAS Protector AWM P01236.001		Commons
commons	image		HMCS Protector Starboard elevation and Deck plan		Commons
commons	image		Officers of H.M.C.S. Protector 1897		Commons
commons	image		Protector (AWM A04936)		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Protector		Commons

HMAS Protector

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