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==Service==
==Service==
Re-commissioned at Malta on 18 March, 1890.{{NLMar91|p. 243}}


''Phaeton'' was due to begin refitting at [[Esquimalt Royal Dockyard|Esquimalt]] at the end of December 1901, but this was delayed by the disappearance of the sloop ''{{UK-Condor|y=1898}}'' during a cruise from Esquimalt to Honolulu.  ''Phaeton'' was sent out to search for the ''Condor'' on 20 January, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 22 January, 1902.  Issue '''36671''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
''Phaeton'' was due to begin refitting at [[Esquimalt Royal Dockyard|Esquimalt]] at the end of December 1901, but this was delayed by the disappearance of the sloop ''{{UK-Condor|y=1898}}'' during a cruise from Esquimalt to Honolulu.  ''Phaeton'' was sent out to search for the ''Condor'' on 20 January, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 22 January, 1902.  Issue '''36671''', col C, p. 11.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Neville Custance|nick=Reginald N. Custance|appt=10 January, 1890<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|}} f. 51.</ref>|end=25 August, 1893<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|}} f. 51.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Neville Custance|nick=Reginald N. Custance|appt=10 January, 1890{{NLMar91|p. 243}}<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|}} f. 51.</ref>|end=25 August, 1893<ref>Custance Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|}} f. 51.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis George Kirby|nick=Francis G. Kirby|appt=8 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref><ref>Kirby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}}  f. 86/170.</ref>|end=after January, 1900{{NLFeb00|p. 281}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ernest James Fleet|nick=Ernest J. Fleet|appt=10 October, 1900{{NLMay03|p. 291}}|end=}}
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Revision as of 14:28, 4 August 2017

H.M.S. Phaeton (1883)
Builder: Napier, Glasgow[1]
Laid down: 14 Jun, 1880[2]
Launched: 27 Feb, 1883[3]
Commissioned: 20 Apr, 1886[4]
Sold: 1947[5]

H.M.S. Phaeton was one of four second class protected cruisers of the Leander class completed between 1885 and 1887.

There was also a light cruiser named Phaeton that fought in the Great War.

Service

Re-commissioned at Malta on 18 March, 1890.[6]

Phaeton was due to begin refitting at Esquimalt at the end of December 1901, but this was delayed by the disappearance of the sloop Condor during a cruise from Esquimalt to Honolulu. Phaeton was sent out to search for the Condor on 20 January, 1902.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 243.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1902. Issue 36671, col C, p. 11.
  8. ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
  9. ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 243.
  11. ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 51.
  12. ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 51.
  13. ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
  14. ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 86/170.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 281.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.

Bibliography


Leander Class Second Class Protected Cruiser
  Amphion Arethusa Leander Phaeton  
<– Iris Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Calypso Class –>


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