HMQS Otter
HMQS Otter was launched in 1884 and served as a patrol vessel that served with the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and Commonwealth Naval Forces. She was paid off and sold in 1906, but the Royal Australian Navy requisitioned her in both world wars.
Otter in 1946 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Queensland and Australia | |
| Name | Otter |
| Builder | Ramage and Ferguson |
| Launched | 19 July 1884 |
| In service | 1884 |
| Out of service | 1906 |
| Reinstated | WW I and WW II |
| Homeport | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Fate | Scrapped 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 220 tons |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Armament | 1 × 5 inch gun (later 1 × 64-pounder) |
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