| Name: | CERBERUS |
| Type: | Monitor |
| Keel: | 01/09/1867 |
| Launched: | 02/12/1868 |
| Completed: | 09/1870 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 225 |
| Dimensions: | 3340disp, 225.0 x 45.1 x 15.5(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x 2cyl (43 & 43 x 27ins), 1369ihp |
| Engines by: | Maudslay Son & Field, Lambeth, London |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Armament: | 2 x 2 x 10.0ins, 2 x 1 x 12pdr & 2 x 1 x 6pdr QF guns |
| History: | |
| 09/1870 | Victoria Naval Forces, Australia |
| 1901 | Commonwealth Naval Forces |
| 1911 | Royal Australian Navy |
| 1921 | Renamed PLATYPUS II |
| 1924 | Scuttled |
| Comments: | Built at a cost of £117,556 with the British Admiralty meeting 80% of the cost |
| 1870: Built with 2 x revolving turrets on the centerline, each with twin guns | |
| 1921: Reclassed as a submarine tender | |
| 1924: Sold to Melbourne Salvage Co for scrap for £409 | |
| 1924: Hulk sold to Sandringham Council for £150 | |
| 1924: Scuttled as a breakwater off Half Moon Bay, Melbourne | |
| 2010: Still largely intact and subject to a preservation project |
CERBERUS before leaving the Tyne. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
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Above photo is copyright of the State Library of Victoria
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of Victoria
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of Victoria
CERBERUS as she is today, courtesy of Photoship
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