H.M.S. Blake (1889)
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| H.M.S. Blake (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard [1] |
| Laid down: | Jun, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Nov, 1889[3] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Feb, 1892[4] |
| Sold: | 9 Jun, 1922[5] |
The first class protected cruiser H.M.S. Blake one of two Blake class cruisers completed in the early 1890s. She served as a depot ship in the Great War.
Service
One of the ship's boilers exploded off the Lizard on 24 June, 1896, resulting in the death of stoker George William Evill.[6]
Blake completed her conversion to a depot ship in August of 1907, and re-commissioned at Chatham on 6 August, 1908.[7]
She served the Second Destroyer Flotilla from at least November, 1911.[8]
In September, 1915, her services were divided when she took the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla as a second flotilla under her wing.[9] In November, Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla was briefly added to her roster until Diligence was allocated to meet its needs.[10] In April, 1916, she left the Second Flotilla, as it had been reduced to a nominal strength, and she served until the end of the war with the Eleventh.
In March, 1919, she became depot ship to the new Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 3 December, 1891[12] – 4 June, 1894
- Captain Arthur C. B. Bromley, 2 May, 1895[13] – July, 1897 (including the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Captain Charles R. Arbuthnot, 19 July, 1897[14] – 14 April, 1898[15]
- Captain Arthur L. Winsloe, 14 April, 1898[16] – 5 December, 1898[17]
- Captain Robert C. Sparkes, 10 July, 1900[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Captain Casper J. Baker, 30 October, 1900[19] – 3 February, 1901[20]
- Captain Charles G. Dicken, 15 April, 1901[21] – 15 July, 1901[22]
- Captain Arthur A. C. Galloway, 21 July, 1903[23] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Captain William F. De Salis, 3 January, 1905[24] – 12 March, 1905[25]
- Captain Spencer V. Y. de Horsey, 22 March, 1905[26] – 14 December, 1905[27]
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 14 December, 1905[28] – 1 June, 1906[29]
- Captain Albert S. Lafone, 1 June, 1906[30][31] – 27 March, 1907[32]
- Captain George C. Cayley, 27 March, 1907[33] – 1 July, 1907[34] (as Captain (D) of the Home Fleet destroyer flotilla at Devonport)
- Captain John S. Luard, 1 July, 1907[35][36] – 25 June, 1908[37]
- Captain Charles F. Corbett, 25 June, 1908[38][39] – 2 August, 1910[40]
- Captain Warren H. D'Oyly, 2 August, 1910[41][42] – 10 August, 1912[43]
- Captain Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 12 August, 1912[44][45] – 15 December, 1913[46]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 5 July, 1913[47] – 28 August, 1913 (temporary, and in command of Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain John B. Sparks, 15 December, 1913[48][49] – 12 October, 1915[50]
- Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, 10 December, 1915[51] – 28 August, 1916[52]
- Captain George W. McO. Campbell, 28 August, 1916[53][54] – 1 March, 1919[55]
- Captain Arthur M. Stancomb, 1 March, 1919[56][57] – 1 March, 1921[58]
- Captain Lawrence L. Dundas, 1 March, 1921[59] – c. late 1921[Inference]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ "The Explosion on the Blake." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, July 28, 1896, Issue 34954, p.12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 285.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (September, 1915). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1915). p. 12.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). pp. 11, 21, 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 202.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 204.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 11.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ Winsloe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 541.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Baker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 391.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ De Salis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 345.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
- ↑ de Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 657.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
- ↑ Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 285.
- ↑ Lafone Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/156. f. 183.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 March, 1907. Issue 38293, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Cayley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 428.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 285.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 284.
- ↑ Corbett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/483. f. 488.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 284.
- ↑ D'Oyly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/412. f. 493.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ Skipwith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 255.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Maxwell-Lefroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/132. f. ?.
- ↑ Maxwell-Lefroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/132. f. ?.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 742.
- ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/341. f. 341.
- ↑ Stancomb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/82. f. 82.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 734.
- ↑ Stancomb Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/82. f. 82.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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