Edgar served with the
Mediterranean Fleet, until moved to the
China Station. On 13 November 1895 the ship's
pinnace capsized in a storm off the coast of
Chemulpo, Korea. Forty eight men were lost, with a further 23 rescued. She was recommissioned at
Devonport on 20 February 1900, to take relief crews for the
sloops and and the survey vessel , which were recommissioned at
Hong Kong for the China Station. A crew for the river service steamer
HMS Robin, built at Hong Kong, was also included. She left Devonport on 3 March, and called at
Gibraltar,
Malta,
Aden,
Colombo and
Singapore, before she arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong later that spring. In April 1902 her boilers were re-tubed due to defects, and after taking part in the Coronation review in August 1902, she was commissioned to relieve
Endymion serving on the China Station. She was damaged in an attack by the
Austro-Hungarian submarine on 4 April 1918 in the Mediterranean, near position .
Edgar was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at
Morecambe on 24 April 1923 for breaking up. == Notes ==