HMS Daphne was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 29 May 1888.

[2] It was the first command of Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO.