HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911.

HMS Niobe was a 38-gun fifth-rate, formerly the French frigate Diane, which the Royal Navy captured in 1800; Niobe was broken up in 1816. HMS Niobe (1849) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1849 and sold to the Prussian Navy in 1862.

HMS Niobe, a Diadem-class protected cruiser, was transferred from the Royal Navy as one of the first ships of the newly-created Royal Canadian Navy. As HMS Niobe, she had had a distinguished record during the Boer War, earning her crew the Queen’s South Africa medal.

Diane was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1796. She participated in the battle of the Nile, but in August 1800 the Royal Navy captured her. She was taken into British service as HMS Niobe, and broken up in 1816. She took part in the Battle of the Nile, managing to escape to Malta with Justice.

Oct 2, 2020 · H.M.S. Niobe was one of eight Diadem class protected cruisers completed for the Royal Navy near the beginning of the twentieth century. Assigned to the Channel Squadron in early 1899, Niobe was the scene of "a daring robbery" when the paymaster's cabin was entered and "a large sum of money" was taken from the safe. [9]

The H.M.S. Niobe. Upon arriving in Santiago de Cuba late in the morning of November 8, 1873, Commander Sir Lampton Loraine sends a telegram to military governor Juan Nepomuceno Burriel: “I demand that you stop the dreadful butchery that is taking place here.”

Model, HMCS Niobe. When launched as a British warship in 1897, HMS Niobe was a large and expensive cruiser. By the time of Niobe's transfer to the Naval Service of Canada 13 years later, newer ships had larger guns and more effective armour.

HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the first ship of the then newly created Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niobe.

Her Majesty's ship Niobe has gone ashore on Miquelon, and will probably be a total loss. All hands are saved, and assistance has been sent from Halifax. THE LOSS OF THE NIOBE.

Jul 26, 2021 · His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Niobe was a 11,000-ton Diadem-class heavy protected cruiser, which was originally commissioned into Britain’s Royal Navy. In 1910, Britain sold the vessel to Canada, where it became one of the first two warships of the new Royal Canadian Navy.