Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Blanche (1909)"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Line 11: Line 11:
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
 
'''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]].
−
<!--
+
==Career==
−
==Battle of Jutland==
+
''Blanche'' recommissioned at Chatham on 23 January, 1913, joining the {{UK-DF|3}}.  On 1 July, she was to transfer to the {{UK-BS|3}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 285.</ref>
  
−
==Fire Control Instruments==
 
−
-->
 
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
−
*{{CaptRN}} [[Wilfred Henderson]], May 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
+
*{{CaptRN}} [[Wilfrid Henderson]], 1 May, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 285.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Richard Hyde]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''kk''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Richard Hyde]], 5 July, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 392''kk''.</ref>
 
* Captain [[John Moore Casement]], May 1916{{MackieRNW}} and during the [[Battle of Jutland]].
 
* Captain [[John Moore Casement]], May 1916{{MackieRNW}} and during the [[Battle of Jutland]].

Revision as of 17:01, 13 July 2013

H.M.S. Blanche (1909)
Pendant Number: 6C (1014)
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: 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.

Career

Blanche recommissioned at Chatham on 23 January, 1913, joining the Third Destroyer Flotilla. On 1 July, she was to transfer to the Third Battle Squadron.[9]

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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  9. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 285.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 285.
  11. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


Boadicea Class Scout Cruiser
Boadicea Group
  Boadicea Bellona  
Blonde Group
  Blonde Blanche  
Active Group
  Active Amphion Fearless  
<– Sentinel Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Bristol Class –>


Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=H.M.S._Blanche_(1909)&oldid=71481"