H.M.S. Blenheim (1890)
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| H.M.S. Blenheim (1890) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Thames Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | Oct, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 5 Jul, 1890[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1 Jan, 1891[4][5] |
| Sold: | 13 Jul, 1926[6] |
Britain's protected cruiser H.M.S. Blenheim was converted to a destroyer depot ship after fifteen years of service, and served in this capacity throughout the Great War.
Service
Blenheim completed conversion to a depot ship in May of 1906.[7]
She served as a depot ship for the Beagles of the Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean through much of the war, even printing a newspaper for their information and amusement, the "Tenedos Times".[8]
She recommissioned at Malta on 28 June, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William H. Hall, 11 July, 1893[10] – 22 August, 1893[11] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 17 December, 1896[12] – August, 1897[13]
- Captain Frederic W. Fisher, 15 June, 1898[14] – 30 September, 1898[15]
- Captain Reginald N. Custance, 1 October, 1898[16] – 25 November, 1898[17]
- Captain Frank H. Henderson, 22 December, 1900[18] – 11 July, 1902[19]
- Captain Edmund R. Pears, 1 April, 1905[20] – 8 June, 1906[21] (nucleus crew)
- Captain Henry Harvey Bruce, 8 June, 1906[22] – 8 June, 1908[23]
- Captain The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 8 June, 1908[24] – 12 January, 1909[25]
- Captain Brian H. F. Barttelot, 12 January, 1909[26] – 31 March, 1910[27]
- Captain Douglas L. Dent, 31 March, 1910[28] – 2 April, 1912[29] (and as Captain (D))
- Captain Vernon H. S. Haggard, 31 July, 1912[30] – 1 July, 1913[31]
- Captain Charles P. R. Coode, 1 February, 1914[32] (and as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Charles P. R. Coode, 5 May, 1914[33] ("temporarily" detached, leaving command with Percy Pitts)
- Acting Captain Percy Pitts, 18 March, 1914[34]
- Captain Gilbert C. W. Crispin, 1 April, 1919[35]
- Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, 22 August, 1924[36] – 17 November, 1925[37] (and in command of "C.R.M.S.")
- Commander Christopher J. F. Wood, 17 November, 1925[38] – 9 February, 1926[39]
Torpedoes
In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 45 seconds. The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[40]
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.
- ↑ Naval & Military intelligence The Times (London). Friday, 28 December, 1900. p. 5.
- ↑ Naval & Military intelligence The Times (London). Thursday, 7 March, 1901. p. 11
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 735.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 246/566.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
- ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 172.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 281.
- ↑ Fisher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 281.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 51.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17. f. 51.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 86.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 285.
- ↑ Brand Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 118.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Barttelot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 238.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Dent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 50.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 742.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 734.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.
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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