HMS Phaeton (1914)
.jpg) The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron and seaplane carriers at sea, during the operation to bomb the German Zeppelin sheds at Tondern, 4 May 1916. Visible, from left, are HMS Cordelia, HMS Inconstant, HMS Phaeton, HMS Engadine, HMS Vindex and HMS Galatea.
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| Name | HMS Phaeton |
| Builder | Vickers Limited |
| Laid down | 12 March 1913 |
| Launched | 21 October 1914 |
| Commissioned | February 1915 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 16 January 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 3,500 tons |
| Length | 436 ft (133 m) Overall |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XII guns 4 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 inch side (amidships) 2¼-1½ inch side (bows) 2½ - 2 inch side (stern) 1 inch upper decks (amidships) 1 inch deck over rudder 6 inch 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 battle and in March 1918 was reassigned to the 7th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet. She survived to the end of 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.
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
- Ships of the Arethusa class
