Phoenix-class sloop
.jpg?lang=en) .jpg?lang=en) HMS Phoenix (top) and HMS Algerine (bottom)
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Phoenix class sloops |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Built | 1895 |
| In commission | 1895–1919 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw Steel Sloop |
| Displacement | 1050 tons[1] |
| Length | 185 ft (56 m)[2] |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m)[2] |
| Installed power | 1400 horsepower[1] |
| Propulsion | Sails and steam |
| Sail plan | Barquentine Rigged |
| Armament | 4-inch guns |
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The Phoenix class was a two-ship class of 6-gun[3] screw steel sloops [3] built for the Royal Navy in 1895.
Design
Phoenix and Algerine were constructed of steel and powered by both barquentine-rigged sails and a twin-screw steam engine developing 1,400 horsepower.
Operational Lives
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Screw sloops like Phoenix had been obsolete for many years, but they remained ideal for patroling Britain's far flung maritime empire, and both Phoenix and Algerine were deployed to the China Station. Both ships recommissioned at Hong Kong and served in Chinese waters during the Boxer Rebellion.[1] In June 1900 Algerine was involved in an attack on the Taku Forts, including contributing to a multi-national landing party, and had 6 men wounded.[2] She also landed a 4-inch gun, and this was used in the capture of Tientsin.[4] Phoenix had the misfortune to be alongside a coaling pier in Hong Kong on 18 September 1906 when a typhoon struck the colony. She foundered and became a total loss. Algerine continued to serve, including time at Esquimalt and the West Coast of the United States.[4] She was sold as a salvage vessel in 1919.[5]
Ships
| Name | Ship Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Phoenix | Devonport Royal Dockyard[6] | 25 April 1895 | Foundered 18 September 1906 during a typhoon alongside a coaling pier in Hong Kong[3][1] |
| HMS Algerine | Devonport Royal Dockyard[5] | 28 December 1895 | Sold 1919.[3]Wrecked 1924[4] |
References
- ^ a b c d "HMS Phoenix at Naval Database website". Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ a b c d "Algerine name history at World Naval Ships website". Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ a b c d "Naval cruisers at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ a b c "HMS Algerine at Naval Database website". Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ a b "Naval History.net". Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Devonport built ships at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 2008-08-02.