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|fatedate=9 Jun, 1922{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
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|name=Blake
|launch=23 Nov, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
|builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] {{Conways1860|p. 66}}
|laid=Jun, 1888{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
|fate=Sold
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The first class protected cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Blake''''' one of two [[Blake Class Cruiser (1889)|''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]].{{ToL|The Explosion on the Blake|Tuesday, July 28, 1896, Issue 34954, p.12}}

''Blake'' completed her conversion to a depot ship in August of 1907, and re-commissioned at Chatham on 6 August, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 285}}

She served the {{UK-DF|2}} from at least November, 1911.{{March|p. 160}}

In September, 1915, her services were divided when she took the {{UK-DF|11}} as a second flotilla under her wing.{{SMNLSep15|p. 12}}  In November, {{UK-DF|12}} was briefly added to her roster until {{UK-Diligence}} was allocated to meet its needs.{{SMNLNov15|p. 12}}  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 {{UK-DF|5}}.{{SMNLMar19|pp. 11, 21, 22}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Des Vœux Hamilton|nick=William Des V. Hamilton|appt=3 December, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 202}}|end=4 June, 1894|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|nick=Arthur C. B. Bromley|appt=2 May, 1895{{NLMar96|p. 204}}|end=July, 1897|note=including the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot|nick=Charles R. Arbuthnot|appt=19 July, 1897<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>|end=14 April, 1898<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7600767}} f. 11.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Leigh Winsloe|nick=Arthur L. Winsloe|appt=14 April, 1898<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>|end=5 December, 1898<ref>Winsloe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}}  f. 541.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Copland Sparkes|nick=Robert C. Sparkes|appt=10 July, 1900{{ToL|The Naval Mobilization|11 July 1900, p. 9}}|end=|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Casper Joseph Baker|nick=Casper J. Baker|appt=30 October, 1900<ref>Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>|end=3 February, 1901<ref>Baker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 391.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Gauntlett Dicken|nick=Charles G. Dicken|appt=15 April, 1901<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 327.</ref>|end=15 July, 1901<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}} f. 449.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway|nick=Arthur A. C. Galloway|appt=21 July, 1903<ref>"APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1903]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Fane De Salis|nick=William F. De Salis|appt=3 January, 1905<ref>De Salis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>|end=12 March, 1905<ref>De Salis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590321}} f. 345.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Spencer Victor Yorke de Horsey|nick=Spencer V. Y. de Horsey|appt=22 March, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>|end=14 December, 1905<ref>de Horsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}} f. 657.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gorham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt=14 December, 1905<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>|end=1 June, 1906<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Albert Sumner Lafone|nick=Albert S. Lafone|appt=1 June, 1906<ref>Lafone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/156.|D7602099}} f. 183.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 285}}|end=27 March, 1907<ref>Lafone Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/156.|D7602099}} f. 183.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Cuthbert Cayley|nick=George C. Cayley|appt=27 March, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 29 March, 1907.  Issue '''38293''', col C, p. 5.</ref>|note=as Captain (D) of the Home Fleet destroyer flotilla at Devonport|end=1 July, 1907<ref>Cayley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 428.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Scott Luard|nick=John S. Luard|appt=1 July, 1907{{NLJan08|p. 285}}<ref>Luard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 313.</ref>|end=25 June, 1908<ref>Luard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 313.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Frederick Corbett|nick=Charles F. Corbett|appt=25 June, 1908<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 284}}|end=2 August, 1910<ref>Corbett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/483.|D7579104}} f. 488.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Warren Hastings D'Oyly|nick=Warren H. D'Oyly|appt=2 August, 1910<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 284}}|end=10 August, 1912<ref>D'Oyly Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42/412.|D8112193}} f. 493.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith|nick=Harry L. d'E. Skipwith|appt=12 August, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 284}}<ref>Skipwith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 255.</ref>|end=15 December, 1913<ref>Skipwith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 255.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|nick=Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt|appt=5 July, 1913<ref>Tyrwhitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 125.</ref>|end=28 August, 1913|note=temporary, and in command of {{UK-DF|2}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Barnes Sparks|nick=John B. Sparks|appt=15 December, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 392''kk''}}<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=12 October, 1915<ref>Sparks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy|nick=Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy|appt=10 December, 1915<ref>Maxwell-Lefroy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/132.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=28 August, 1916<ref>Maxwell-Lefroy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/132.|}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George William McOran Campbell|nick=George W. McO. Campbell|appt=28 August, 1916<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 742}}|end=1 March, 1919<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/341.|D7576618}} f. 341.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Milward Stancomb|nick=Arthur M. Stancomb|appt=1 March, 1919<ref>Stancomb Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/82.|D7603334}} f. 82.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 734}}|end=1 March, 1921<ref>Stancomb Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/82.|D7603334}} f. 82.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Lawrence Leopold Dundas|nick=Lawrence L. Dundas|appt=1 March, 1921<ref>Dundas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/420.|D7602738}} f. 467.</ref>|end=c. late 1921{{INF}}}}
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==See Also==
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