HMS Poneke
නිෂ්පාදිත රට
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
නිෂ්පාදකයාJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
තවම පරිවර්තනය කර නැත — ඉංග්රීසියෙන් පෙන්වයි.
HMS Poneke was a colonial service Defender-class torpedo boat designed by Thornycroft & Company for the defence of New Zealand. It was one of four built at Chiswick in 1883 and shipped to New Zealand. Poneke (yard number 171) was allocated for service in Wellington.
The last two of the four torpedo boats (for Wellington and Auckland) were tested in September 1883. There were delays in arranging shipping and the two torpedo boats were eventually transported to Wellington as deck cargo on the sailing vessel Peter Stewart. They left in April 1884 and arrived in Wellington in late August.
On 29 October 1884, HMS Poneke undertook trials in Wellington Harbour along with the Auckland torpedo boat HMS Waitemata. In November, both of the torpedo boats were at a shipyard in Te Aro. The Wellington boat had suffered damage to a propellor. The Auckland torpedo boat HMS Waitemata was delivered to Auckland by being towed by steamship NZGSS Hinemoa, arriving in Auckland on 19 April 1885.
In April 1885, the Defence Department applied for consent for a slip and shed for the Wellington torpedo boat to be constructed alongside the Te Aro Baths. Practice runs were held with crew from the Wellington Naval...
The last two of the four torpedo boats (for Wellington and Auckland) were tested in September 1883. There were delays in arranging shipping and the two torpedo boats were eventually transported to Wellington as deck cargo on the sailing vessel Peter Stewart. They left in April 1884 and arrived in Wellington in late August.
On 29 October 1884, HMS Poneke undertook trials in Wellington Harbour along with the Auckland torpedo boat HMS Waitemata. In November, both of the torpedo boats were at a shipyard in Te Aro. The Wellington boat had suffered damage to a propellor. The Auckland torpedo boat HMS Waitemata was delivered to Auckland by being towed by steamship NZGSS Hinemoa, arriving in Auckland on 19 April 1885.
In April 1885, the Defence Department applied for consent for a slip and shed for the Wellington torpedo boat to be constructed alongside the Te Aro Baths. Practice runs were held with crew from the Wellington Naval...
