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
Blake completed her conversion to a depot ship in August of 1907, and served the Second Destroyer Flotilla from at least March 1913.[6] Later, she served the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
She recommissioned at Chatham on 6 August, 1908.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles G. Dicken, 15 April, 1901.[9]
- Captain Spencer V. Y. de Horsey, 16 March, 1905.[10]
- Captain George C. Cayley, 27 March, 1907 as Captain (D) of the Home Fleet destroyer flotilla at Devonport.[11]
- Captain John S. Luard, 1 July, 1907.[12]
- Captain Charles F. Corbett, 25 June, 1908.[13]
- Captain Harry L. d'E. Skipwith, 12 August, 1912.[14]
- Captain Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, 5 July, 1913.[15]
- Captain George W. McO. Campbell, 28 August, 1916.[16]
- Captain Arthur M. Stancomb, 1 March, 1919.[17]
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 Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 285.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 285.
- ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
- ↑ De Horsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 29 March, 1907. Issue 38293, col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Luard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 284.
- ↑ Tyrwhitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 125.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 742.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 734.
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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