Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/November 17

HMAS Fantome was an Espeigel class sloop which was operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War I. Fantome was originally built for and operated by the Royal Navy Survey Service and conducted survey operations in Australian waters from 1907 until the outbreak of war in 1914. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 27 November 1914 but was paid off from February 1915 until July 1915 when she was recommissioned as a patrol vessel. From September 1915 to September 1917 she operated in the Bay of Bengal and South China Sea as part of the Far East Patrol. From late 1917 HMAS Fantome was based at Suva, Fiji and operated in the South Pacific performing police duties. Fantome was returned to the Royal Navy in 1920 and was paid off for disposal in April 1924.