H.M.V.S. CERBERUS Contemporary Newspaper Reports Table of Contents PREFACE............................................................................................................................................................1 1868.......................................................................................................................................................................2 THE "CERBERUS" TURRET SHIP (LAUNCHING)...........................................................................2 1869.......................................................................................................................................................................3 BUILDING COMPLETED.....................................................................................................................3 TRIAL TRIP............................................................................................................................................3 RUDDER TRIAL....................................................................................................................................3 1870.......................................................................................................................................................................4 THE CERBERUS....................................................................................................................................4 TEMPORARY FEATURES.............................................................................................................4 ARRIVED IN MALTA 1........................................................................................................................4 ARRIVED IN MALTA 2........................................................................................................................4 ARRIVED IN MALTA 3........................................................................................................................4 1871.......................................................................................................................................................................6 THE ARRIVAL OF THE CERBERUS..................................................................................................6 BENEFITS........................................................................................................................................6 ARRIVED IN MALTA...........................................................................................................................7 ARRIVED IN ADEN..............................................................................................................................7 THE ARRIVAL OF THE CERBERUS..................................................................................................8 CONSTRUCTION............................................................................................................................9 THE VOYAGE...............................................................................................................................10 ARRIVAL OF THE CERBERUS.........................................................................................................13 OFFICIAL REPORT OF LIEUT. PANTER..................................................................................13 REMOVING TEMPORARY WORKS.................................................................................................16 FIRST TRIAL IN VICTORIA...............................................................................................................17 A CRUISE IN OUR IRONCLAD.........................................................................................................17 WEIGHING ANCHOR...................................................................................................................17 PATENT LOG................................................................................................................................18 ENGINE ROOM.............................................................................................................................18 GUN PRACTISE............................................................................................................................19 1872.....................................................................................................................................................................20 ATTACK ON THE WILLIAMSTOWN BATTERIES........................................................................20 THE ATTACK OF THE CERBERUS...........................................................................................20 THE NELSON................................................................................................................................21 SANDRIDGE AND WILLIAMSTOWN.......................................................................................22 1874.....................................................................................................................................................................23 VENTILATION.....................................................................................................................................23 THE CERBERUS IN THE GRAVING DOCK....................................................................................23 VIEW OF STERN & TWIN SCREWS..........................................................................................23 THE CERBERUS IN DOCK................................................................................................................24 DRY DOCK....................................................................................................................................24 OUR VICTORIAN NAVY....................................................................................................................24 THE CERBERUS............................................................................................................................25 THE NELSON,...............................................................................................................................26 THE VICTORIA.............................................................................................................................27 THE PHAROS,...............................................................................................................................28 i Table of Contents 1876.....................................................................................................................................................................30 AUSTRALIAN COAST DEFENCES...................................................................................................30 1877.....................................................................................................................................................................31 GUN PRACTISE...................................................................................................................................31 NEW COMMANDER...........................................................................................................................31 STEAM STEERING FINAL TRIAL....................................................................................................31 INSIDE THE TURRET OF THE CERBERUS: "LOAD"....................................................................32 THE IRONCLAD CERBERUS............................................................................................................33 THE NAVAL RESERVE......................................................................................................................36 HOSKINS INSPECTION......................................................................................................................37 WAR FOOTING....................................................................................................................................37 1878.....................................................................................................................................................................38 FIRE REWARD....................................................................................................................................38 THE VICTORIAN IRONCLAD "CERBERUS"..................................................................................38 NEW MAST..........................................................................................................................................39 THE CERBERUS AND THE HEADS BATTERIES...........................................................................39 1879.....................................................................................................................................................................41 BALL FOR CREW................................................................................................................................41 REPORT ON BOILERS........................................................................................................................41 1880.....................................................................................................................................................................42 CAPTAIN MANDEVILLE'S INJURY.................................................................................................42 TARGET PRACTISE............................................................................................................................42