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* {{CaptRN}} [[Francis George Kirby|Francis G. Kirby]], in command during June 1897.<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref> | * {{CaptRN}} [[Francis George Kirby|Francis G. Kirby]], in command during June 1897.<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref> | ||
* {{CaptRN}} [[Ernest James Fleet|Ernest J. Fleet]], in command during January 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 22 January, 1902. Issue '''36671''', col C, p. 11.</ref> | * {{CaptRN}} [[Ernest James Fleet|Ernest J. Fleet]], in command during January 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 22 January, 1902. Issue '''36671''', col C, p. 11.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 28 April 2014
| 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
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.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis G. Kirby, in command during June 1897.[7]
- Captain Ernest J. Fleet, in command during January 1902.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 75.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1902. Issue 36671, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 22 January, 1902. Issue 36671, col C, p. 11.
Bibliography
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