HMS Phoebe (1890)

HMS Phoebe in Hobart, Tasmania in 1903.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Phoebe
BuilderHMNB Devonport
Launched1 July 1890
FateSold in July 1906 for breaking up.
General characteristics
Class & typePearl-class cruiser
Displacement2,575 tons
Length
  • 278 ft (85 m) oa
  • 256 ft (78 m) pp
Beam41 ft (12 m)
Draught15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Installed power7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) on forced draught
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
  • 4 × double-ended cylindrical boilers
  • 2 screws
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement217
Armament
Armour
  • Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
  • Gunshields: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Conning tower: 3 in (76 mm)

HMS Phoebe was a Pearl-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, in service from the early 1890s until 1906.