HMS Fantome (1901)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fantome.

HMS Fantome in pre-war paint
Fantome in pre-war paint
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fantome
BuilderSheerness Dockyard, Kent
Laid down8 January 1900
Launched23 March 1901[1]
ChristenedMiss Kennedy
Commissioned5 June 1902
FateTransferred to RAN
Australia
NameHMAS Fantome
Acquired27 November 1914
Recommissioned27 July 1915
Decommissioned14 January 1919
FateTransferred to RN
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fantome
AcquiredApril 1920
FateSold at Sydney on 30 January 1925[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeCadmus-class sloop
Displacement1,070 long tons (1,090 t)[1]
Length210 ft (64 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Installed power1,400 hp (1,044 kW)[2]
Propulsion
  • Two Niclausse boilers
  • Two Babcock boilers[2]
  • Three-cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engine
  • Twin screws[1]
Sail planBarquentine-rigged, later removed
Endurance4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)[1]
Complement130[3]
Armament
ArmourProtective deck of 1 to 1.5 in (2.5 to 3.8 cm) steel over machinery and boilers[1]

HMS Fantome was an Cadmus-class sloop launched in 1901, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1914, returned to the Royal Navy in 1920, and sold in 1924. She was the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, which is from the French fantôme, meaning "ghost".

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  2. ^ a b "HMS Espiegle at Naval Database website". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Cadmus class at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 7 September 2008.
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