Phoenix-class sloop

HMS Algerine in 1904
Algerine
Class overview
NamePhoenix-class sloops
Operators
Built1895
In commission1895–1919
Completed2
Lost1
General characteristics
TypeSteel screw sloop
Displacement1050 tons[1]
Length
  • 185 ft (56 m) pp
  • 210 ft 6 in (64.16 m) oa[2]
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)[2]
Draught13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)[2]
Installed power1,400 hp (1,044 kW)[2]
Propulsion
  • 3-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engine
  • 2 screws
Sail planBarquentine rigged
Speed13 kn (24 km/h)[2]
Armament
ArmourProtective deck of 1 to 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 to 3.8 cm) steel over machinery and boilers

The Phoenix class was a two-ship class of 6-gun[3] screw steel sloops[3] built for the Royal Navy in 1895. Both ships participated in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion, but Phoenix was destroyed in a typhoon while alongside in Hong Kong in 1906. Algerine became a depot ship at Esquimalt, was sold in 1919, and was finally wrecked in 1923.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PB_Phoenix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Winfield (2004) p.278
  3. ^ a b "Naval cruisers at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 30 August 2008.