HMQS Paluma

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HMQS Paluma was a flat-iron gunboat operated by the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and later the Royal Australian Navy. She entered service on 28 October 1884, was decommissioned in 1916 and then sold to the Victorian Ports and Harbours Department, who operated her under the name Rip until 1948 when she was retired. She was scrapped in 1950–51.

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HMAS Paluma
flat-iron gunboat, Royal Australian NavyArmstrong Whitworth


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    1884-10-28T00:00:00Z
    1884-10-28T00:00:00Z
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    StateLibQld 1 157953 Paluma (ship)StateLibQld 1 157953 Paluma (ship)
    StateLibQld 1 174939 Paluma (ship) aground in the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1893StateLibQld 1 174939 Paluma (ship) aground in the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1893
    StateLibQld 1 144411 Paluma (ship)StateLibQld 1 144411 Paluma (ship)
    StateLibQld 1 14366 Two gunboats on the river at Bundaberg, Queensland, ca. 1898StateLibQld 1 14366 Two gunboats on the river at Bundaberg, Queensland, ca. 1898
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    StateLibQld 1 254734 Three boats stranded in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1893StateLibQld 1 254734 Three boats stranded in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1893
    StateLibQld 1 80455 Paluma (ship) aground at the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, during the 1893 floodStateLibQld 1 80455 Paluma (ship) aground at the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood
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    StateLibQld 1 157645 Prometheus (ship) passing the Kangaroo Point cliffs on the Brisbane River, 1906StateLibQld 1 157645 Prometheus (ship) passing the Kangaroo Point cliffs on the Brisbane River, 1906