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HMS ''Latona'' was an protected cruiser of the Royal Navy which served from 1890 to 1920. ==History== Under the Naval Defence Act 1889, HMS ''Latona'' was laid down on 22 August 1889. Built by Vickers at their Naval Construction Yard, Barrow-in-Furness ''Latona'' was launched on 22 May 1890 and completed in April 1891. ''Latona'' was present at the Naval Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. She served in the West Indies under Captain Baynes, and returned to Portsmouth from Bermuda on 27 January 1900, with the paid-off crew of HMS ''Indefatigable''. During the tour she had encountered the barque ''Oxford'' in distress, and brought the crew of 16 to safety as the ship was leaking. She paid off at Portsmouth on 8 February 1900. On 27 June 1900 ''Latona'' was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place on Tuesday, 10 July. She was recommissioned at Chatham on 1 June 1908, then converted to minelayer in 1910. In mid-1913, ''Latona'' was active with the Minelayer Squadron of the Second Fleet.〔''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.〕 Between 1–7 January 1916 she laid mines between Cape Alanguli and Apostula Island. Between 13–14 December 1916 officers from ship were involved in an incident with aircraft coming from Kum-Kale. HMS ''Latona'' was paid off on 23 December 1918 at Malta. In 1919 HMS ''Latona'' was placed on harbour duties. She was sold on 22 December 1920. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Latona (1890)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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