HMS Blake (1889)
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| Name: | HMS Blake |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | July 1888 |
| Launched: | 23 November 1889 |
| Reclassified: | Depot ship 1907 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up 9 June 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,150 tons |
| Length: | 399 ft (122 m) |
| Beam: | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 propellers 20,000 hp |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Armament: |
2 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Blake.
HMS Blake was the lead ship of the Blake class of armoured cruiser, that served in the Royal Navy from 1889-1922.
She was launched on 23 November 1889 at Chatham Dockyard, but not completed until 2 February 1892. After service as the flagship of the North America and West Indies Squadron from 1892 to 1895, she served in the Channel Fleet.
She was later converted to a depot ship in 1907, serving through World War I as depot ship to the 11th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet, and was finally sold for scrapping on 9 June 1922.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5
- F.J. Dittmar & J. J. Colledge, British Warships 1914-1919, {Ian Allen, London, 1972), ISBN 0-7110-0380-7
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