Sunday, February 21, 2021

HMS PHOEBE - sister ship of HMS/HMNZS Philomel


HMS Phoebe in HobartTasmania in 1903.


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[edit]

She was paid off and sold in July 1906 to A.Anderson, Copenhagen.

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