- Fate
- Notes
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Pearl|cruiser}} | Ship tonnage= | Ship displacement=2,575 tons | Ship tons burthen= | 278|ft|m|abbr=on}} oa- {{convert|256|ft|m|abbr=on}} pp[1]
| 41|ft|m|abbr=on}}[1] | Ship height= | 15|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | 7,500|ihp|lk=in|abbr=on}} on forced draught | Ship propulsion=*2 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines- 4 × double-ended cylindrical boilers
- 2 screws[1]
| Ship sail plan= | 19|kn}} | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship complement=217 | 4.7|in|mm|abbr=on}} guns- 8 × 3-pounder guns
- 4 × machine guns
- 2 × {{convert|14|in|mm|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes
| 1|-|2|in|mm|abbr=on}}- Gunshields: {{convert|2|in|mm|abbr=on}}
- Conning tower: {{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| Ship notes=
}} | HMS Phoebe was an {{sclass-|Pearl|cruiser|0}} 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. FateShe was paid off and sold in July 1906 to A.Anderson, Copenhagen.[2] Notes1. ^1 2 Winfield (2004) p.276
2. ^1 2 Bastock 1988, p.119.
3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Saturday |date=9 March 1901 |page_number=12 |issue=36398| }}
References- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. {{ISBN|0-86777-348-0}}
- {{winfield}}
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