Name HMS Phoebe Launched 1 July 1890 Displacement 2.336 million kg | Beam 41 ft (12 m) Weight 2,616 tons Draft 4.72 m | |
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Fate Sold in July 1906 for breaking up. Length 278 ft (85 m) oa256 ft (78 m) pp | ||
HMS Phoebe was an Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, built at the HMNB Devonport and launched on 1 July 1890. She served as part of the Cape and West Africa Station from 1893 until 1897. During this time she participated in the Benin Expedition. After spending two years in reserve she left Plymouth for Australia in early March 1901 to commence service on the Australia Station. 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.
References
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