HMS Mildura was an Pearl-class

Pearl class cruiser

The Pearl-class cruiser was a class of nine third-class cruisers designed by Sir William White, five of which were paid for by Australia under the terms of the Imperial Defence Act of 1887 to serve in Australian waters.-Design:...

 cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

 of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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, built by Armstrong Whitworth

Armstrong Whitworth

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, Elswick, Tyne and Wear

Elswick, Tyne and Wear

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 and launched on 25 November 1889 named HMS Pelorus. She was a 2,575 ton displacement, third class cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

 with a top speed of 19 knots, and a crew complement of 217. Per the Imperial Defense Act of 1887, she served primarily in Australian waters

Australia Station

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, renamed HMS Mildura in April 1890. She was part of the naval escort for the visit of the Duke

George V of the United Kingdom

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 and Duchess of York

Mary of Teck

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 to New Zealand aboard the chartered Royal liner HMS Ophir

SS Ophir

The SS Ophir was a British steel twin-screw ocean liner owned by the Orient Steamship Co. of London, which was employed on the company's London/Aden/Colombo/Australia service from the 1890s until 1915 when she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and saw three years' service as an armed merchant...

during 1901.

She was sold to Garnham, London for scrap in 1906 for £7,200.