H.M.S. Blanche (1889)
| H.M.S. Blanche (1889) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | May, 1888[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Sep, 1889[3] |
| Commissioned: | 30 Dec, 1890[4] |
| Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Blanche was one of four third class protected cruisers of the Barracouta class completed for the Royal Navy in 1890.
There was a small cruiser named Blanche that came after and fought in the Great War.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 30 December, 1890.[6]
Shortly before she was to pay off to allow her crew to return to England, on or around 11 December 1893, Blanche suffered an accident at Simonstown while firing a salute to the Admiral's flag. After seven shots, a powder charge ignited upon being placed into the breech, shattering the left arm and devastating the face and eyes of one man, and another man's suffered a head wound likely to cost him his vision. Other men were wounded to a lesser degree.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander George R. Lindley, 30 December, 1890[8] – 30 June, 1893
- Commander John L. Marx, 15 August, 1893[9] – 28 August, 1894
- Commander Peyton Hoskyns, 10 September, 1895 (to take her to Cape station, then to transfer to Blonde)
- Commander Henry M. C. Festing, 1 November, 1895[10] – 24 December, 1895[11]
- Commander Murray T. Parks, 20 November, 1900[12] – 17 April, 1902 (invalided)
- Acting Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 18 July, 1902[13] – 4 August, 1902[14][Inference]
- Commander Henry J. L. Clarke, 4 August, 1902[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 12, 1893; pg. 5; Issue 34132.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/266. f. 259.
- ↑ Festing Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/17/266. f. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 231.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 234.
Bibliography
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