For other ships of the same name, see HMS Phoebe.
| HMS Phoebe (1890) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Phoebe in Hobart, Tasmania in 1903. | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Phoebe |
| Builder: | HMNB Devonport |
| Launched: | 1 July 1890 |
| Fate: | Sold in July 1906 for breaking up. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Pearl-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 2,575 tons |
| Length: |
278 ft (85 m) oa 256 ft (78 m) pp[1] |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Installed power: | 7,500 ihp on forced draught |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 217 |
| Armament: |
8 x QF 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns |
| Armour: |
Deck: 1 - 2 inch Gunshields: 2 inch Conning tower: 3 inch |
HMS Phoebe was an Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, built at the HMNB Devonport and launched on 1 July 1890.[2] She served as part of the Cape and West Africa Station from 1893 until 1897. During this time she participated in the Benin Expedition.[2] After spending two years in reserve she left Plymouth for Australia in early March 1901 to commence service on the Australia Station.[3] She left the Australia Station on 23 December 1905 for England.
Fate[]
She was paid off and sold in July 1906 to A.Anderson, Copenhagen.[2]
A Pearl-class cruiser from Brassey's Naval Annual, 1897
Notes[]
References[]
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
- Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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