HMS Phaeton (1914)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Phaeton |
| Ordered: | Phaethon |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited |
| Laid down: | 12 March 1913 |
| Launched: | 21 October 1914 |
| Commissioned: | February 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 16 January 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arethusa-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,500 tons |
| Length: | 436 ft (133 m) Overall |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons turbines Eight Yarrow boilers 40,000 hp |
| Speed: | 28.5 knots (53 km/h) |
| Range: | carried 482 tons (810 tons maximum) of fuel oil |
| Complement: | 318 |
| Armament: | 3 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XII guns 4 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns |
| Armour: | 3 inches (76 mm) side (amidships) 2.25–1.5 inches (57–38 mm) side (bows) 2.5–2 inches (64–51 mm) side (stern) 1 inch (25 mm) upper decks (amidships) 1 inch (25 mm) deck over rudder 6 inches (150 mm) conning tower |
HMS Phaeton was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 21 October 1914 at Vickers Limited shipyard.
On being commissioned, she was assigned to the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, and between February and March 1915 was operating in the Dardanelles in support of the allied landings at Gallipoli. On Phaeton 's return to home waters, she was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet and by mid-April 1915 she was operating out of Scapa Flow. On 4 May 1916 she took part in shooting down the Zeppelin L 7. On 31 May to 1 June 1916 Phaeton took part in the Battle of Jutland. She survived the First World War, and was sold for scrapping on 16 January 1923 to King, of Troon.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
- Ships of the Arethusa class
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