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'''H.M.S. ''Blanche''''' was a scout cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1910.  Modern sources often treat her as a member of a two-vessel ''Blonde'' class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Blanche''''' was a scout cruiser in the [[Royal Navy]] completed in 1910.  Modern sources often treat her as a member of a two-vessel ''Blonde'' class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of seven ships of the [[Boadicea Class Cruiser (1908)|''Boadicea'' class]].
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A destroyer named {{UK-Blanche}} joined the Royal Navy in the 1930s.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In November, 1911, ''Blanche'' was serving as a flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{March|p. 160}}
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''Blanche'' commissioned at Pembroke Dock on 10 November 1910 under the command of [[Guy Montagu Marston]] and was assigned to the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{NLApr11|p. 285}}
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In November, 1911, ''Blanche'' was still serving as a flotilla leader in the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{March|p. 160}}
  
 
''Blanche'' was recommissioned at Chatham on 23 January, 1913, joining the {{UK-DF|4}} as flagship.  On 1 July, she was to transfer to the {{UK-BS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 285}}
 
''Blanche'' was recommissioned at Chatham on 23 January, 1913, joining the {{UK-DF|4}} as flagship.  On 1 July, she was to transfer to the {{UK-BS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 285}}
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She was attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], under the command of Captain Casement.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 43}}
 
She was attached to the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]], under the command of Captain Casement.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 43}}
  
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She recommissioned 17 February, 1917.{{NLSep19|p. 742}}  In March, she was refit to act as a minelayer capable of carrying 66 mines.  She undertook 16 minelaying operations and sowed a total of 1238 mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}}
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''Blanche'' was recommissioned on 17 February, 1917.{{NLSep19|p. 742}}  In March, she was refit to act as a minelayer capable of carrying sixty-six mines.  She undertook sixteen minelaying operations and sowed a total of 1,238 mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfrid Henderson|nick=Wilfrid Henderson|appt=1 May, 1912{{NLJul13|p. 285}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy Montagu Marston|nick=Guy M. Marston|appt=10 November, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 285}}|end=1 May, 1912|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Hyde|nick=Richard Hyde|appt=5 July, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 392''kk''}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfred Henderson|nick=Wilfred Henderson|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/334.|}} ff. 334, 218.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 285}}|end=5 July, 1913<ref>Henderson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/334.|}} ff. 334, 218.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Moore Casement|nick=John M. Casement|appt=21 May, 1916{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}<ref>Casement Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 381.</ref>|end=November, 1916<ref>Casement Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 381.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Hyde|nick=Richard Hyde|appt=5 July, 1913{{NLOct15|p. 392''kk''}}<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|ass=5 July, 1913<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>|end=21 May, 1916<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Moore Casement|nick=John M. Casement|appt=21 May, 1916{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}<ref>Casement Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 381.</ref>|end=26 December, 1916<ref>Casement Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 381.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|nick=Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|appt=15 January, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''u''}}|end=April, 1918<ref>Drax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 214.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|nick=Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|appt=15 January, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 391''u''}}|end=April, 1918<ref>Drax Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 214.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|nick=Francis A. W. Buller|appt=5 April, 1918{{NLDec18|p. 742}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|nick=Francis A. W. Buller|appt=5 April, 1918<ref>Buller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/465.|D7603248}}  f. 538.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 742}}|end=8 January, 1919<ref>Buller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/465.|D7603248}}  f. 538.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|nick=Charles A. W. Wrightson|appt=7 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 742}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Archibald Wise Wrightson|nick=Charles A. W. Wrightson|appt=7 January, 1919<ref>Wrightson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 742}}|end=27 March, 1919<ref>Wrightson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/101.|D7602887}} f. 112.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 1 August 2017

H.M.S. Blanche (1909)
Pendant Number: 6C (1914)
17 (Jan 1918)
84 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1909 Programme[3]
Laid down: 12 Apr, 1909[4]
Launched: 25 Nov, 1909[5]
Commissioned: 10 Nov, 1910[6]
Sold: 27 Jul, 1921[7]
Fate: to Fryer, Sunderland[8]

H.M.S. Blanche was a scout cruiser in the Royal Navy completed in 1910. Modern sources often treat her as a member of a two-vessel Blonde class, but we treat her as contemporary documents do, as one of seven ships of the Boadicea class.

A destroyer named Blanche joined the Royal Navy in the 1930s.

Service

Blanche commissioned at Pembroke Dock on 10 November 1910 under the command of Guy Montagu Marston and was assigned to the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

In November, 1911, Blanche was still serving as a flotilla leader in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[10]

Blanche was recommissioned at Chatham on 23 January, 1913, joining the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla as flagship. On 1 July, she was to transfer to the Third Battle Squadron.[11]

She was attached to the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain Casement.[12]

Blanche was recommissioned on 17 February, 1917.[13] In March, she was refit to act as a minelayer capable of carrying sixty-six mines. She undertook sixteen minelaying operations and sowed a total of 1,238 mines.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 285.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 285.
  10. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 285.
  12. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 43.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 742.
  14. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 285.
  16. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. ff. 334, 218.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 285.
  18. ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/334. ff. 334, 218.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
  20. ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  21. ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  23. ↑ Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.
  24. ↑ Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391u.
  26. ↑ Drax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 214.
  27. ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 742.
  29. ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
  30. ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 742.
  32. ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.

Bibliography


Boadicea Class Scout Cruiser
Boadicea Group
  Boadicea Bellona  
Blonde Group
  Blonde Blanche  
Active Group
  Active Amphion Fearless  
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