HMAS Pioneer
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The
light cruiser HMS Pioneer was laid down at Chatham
Dockyard in December 1897, and was launched in June 1899
for
Royal Navy. She served in British waters and the
Mediterranean, before she was transferred to the
Australian navy in 1912. In First World War she
participated in operations in East-Africa and captured
several German ships. She was taken out of service in
November 1916, and ten years later rigged down. She was
scuttled outside Sydney 18. February 1931. The wreck was
located in 2014 east of Vaucluse on a depth of 67 meter.
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| GPS (WGS84): 33 51.850 S 151 19.844 E ( Source: Damien Siviero )  Picture: HMAS Pioneer Courtesy of Royal Australian Navy, Public domain Last updated: August 2017 |
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