H.M.S. Phoenix (1895)
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| H.M.S. Phoenix (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 26 Jul, 1894[2] |
| Launched: | 25 Apr, 1895[3] |
| Completed: | May, 1896[4] |
| Capsized: | 18 Sep, 1906[5] |
| Fate: | off Hong Kong |
H.M.S. Phoenix was one of two Phoenix Class screw sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Construction & Service
On 8 February, 1896, dockyard officials at Devonport reported that the new sloop was ready to be transferred to the Fleet Reserve.[6] Phoenix and her sister Algerine were slated to go to the China Station to become station gunboats.[7]
Phoenix was lost while out of commission and moored at a buoy in Hong Kong harbour when a typhoon struck. Driven onto a seawall, she fell over. She was sold for scrap on 7 January, 1907.[8]
Captains
- Commander Reginald P. Cochran, 11 February, 1897[9][10][11] – 30 January, 1900[12] (invalided)
- Commander William H. Nicholson, 9 November, 1900[13] – 26 June, 1903
- Commander John Nicholas, 26 June, 1903[14] – 14 December, 1904[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 59.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 10 Feb. 1896, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 20 Feb. 1896, p. 6.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 20.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 12 Feb. 1897, p. 11.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 281.
- ↑ Cochran Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/242. f. 242.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
- ↑ Nicholas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 306.
Bibliography
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