'' Philomel '' was recommissioned in February 1908 for service with the Mediterranean Fleet under the command of Captain John Seagrave . She provided assistance in the wake of the earthquake at Messina in Sicily . The following year she served with the East Indies Station , running patrols from Aden in the Persian Gulf for two years and served in operations off Somaliland , 1908 – 1910
earthquake at Messina
1908 Messina earthquake
HMS Philomel (1890)