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|comm=6 Dec, 1898{{Conways1860|p. 68}}
|fatedate=1922{{DittColl|p. 40}}
|order=1895-96 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 68}}
|name=Niobe
|launch=20 Feb, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 68}}
|builder=[[Vickers]], Barrow{{Conways1860|p. 68}}
|laid=16 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 68}}
|fate=Broken up
|pend=''none''{{DittColl|p. 40}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
'''H.M.S. ''Niobe''''' was one of eight [[Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)|''Diadem'' class]] protected cruisers completed for the [[Royal Navy]] near the beginning of the twentieth century.

==Service==
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.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Jan 07, 1899; pg. 10; Issue 35720.</ref>

On 6 September 1910, she was given to the new [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and commissioned as '''H.M.C.S ''Niobe''''' &ndash; their first vessel.

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Alfred L. Winsloe|appt=6 December, 1898<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|end=1 October, 1900<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Denison|nick=John Denison|appt=2 October, 1900<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|end=18 November, 1902<ref>Denison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.}} f. 125.</ref>|note=including [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]]?}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Umfreville|nick=Charles H. Umfreville|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 349}}|end=6 November, 1906}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur David Ricardo|nick=Arthur D. Ricardo|appt=20 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>|end=27 February, 1905<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 232.</ref>|note=temporary?}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Charles Campbell Da Costa|nick=Herbert C. C. Da Costa|appt=6 November, 1906<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>|end=28 May, 1907<ref>Da Costa Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 266.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmond Hyde Parker|nick=E. Hyde Parker|appt=28 May, 1907<ref>Hyde Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref>|end=3 January, 1908<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 2.</ref}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|nick=Brian H. F. Barttelot|appt=8 January, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|end=31 March, 1908<ref>Barttelot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7579100}} f. 238.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[John Denison]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Campbell Watson|nick=John C. Watson|appt=31 March, 1909{{NLJul09|p. 350}}|end=3 November, 1909}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt|nick=Guy R. A. Gaunt|appt=3 November, 1909<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|end=25 January, 1910<ref>Gaunt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  f. 161.</ref>|note=trooping}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Montagu Doughty|nick=Henry M. Doughty|appt=1 February, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 31 January, 1910.  Issue '''39183''', col B, p. 17.</ref>|end=12 April, 1910<ref>Doughty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 141.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert John Savill|nick=Herbert J. Savill|appt=12 April, 1910<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 14 April, 1910.  Issue '''39246''', col B, p. 9.</ref><ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=1 June, 1910<ref>Savill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 104.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Balfour Macdonald|nick=William B. Macdonald|appt=6 September, 1910{{NLAug12|p. 398''b''}}|end=July, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''|note=to transfer to Canadian service, removed from command after grounding the ship}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Charles Edward Aglionby|nick=Charles E. Aglionby|appt=c. August, 1913|ass=c. August, 1913{{RCNL1910-14|pp. 35-8}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Harry Kay Clegg|nick=John H. K. Clegg|appt=10 June, 1914{{RCNL1910-14|p. 37}}|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Gwynne Corbett|nick=Robert G. Corbett|appt=16 August, 1914<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/254.|D7602586}} f. 280.</ref>|end=3 September, 1915<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/254.|D7602586}} f. 280.</ref>|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles White|nick=Charles White|appt=6 September, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 399''q''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Edward Harrington Martin|nick=Edward H. Martin|appt=9 August, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 399''p''}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Hugh Edward Holme|nick=Hugh E. Holme|appt=22 December, 1917{{RCNLApr18|p. 84}}|end=31 May, 1920|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Niobe''}}
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==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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