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'''H.M.S. ''Blanche''''' was one of four third class protected cruisers of the [[Barracouta Class Cruiser (1889)|''Barracouta'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1890. | '''H.M.S. ''Blanche''''' was one of four third class protected cruisers of the [[Barracouta Class Cruiser (1889)|''Barracouta'' class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1890. | ||
− | There was a small cruiser named {{UK- | + | There was a small cruiser named {{UK-1Blanche}} that came after and fought in the [[Great War]]. |
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+ | ==Service== | ||
+ | Commissioned at Devonport on 30 December, 1890.{{NLMar92|p. 204}} | ||
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+ | 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.{{NMI|Tuesday, Dec 12, 1893; pg. 5; Issue 34132}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Robert Lindley|nick=George R. Lindley|appt=30 December, 1890<ref>Lindley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/38.|}} f. 794.</ref>{{NLMar92|p. 204}}|end=30 June, 1893<ref>Lindley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/38.|}} f. 794.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | |
− | </div name=fredbot: | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=15 August, 1893<ref>Marx Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>|end=28 August, 1894<ref>Marx Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 862.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Peyton Hoskyns|nick=Peyton Hoskyns|appt=10 September, 1895|end=|note=to take her to Cape station, then to transfer to {{UK-1Blonde}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry Marwood Colson Festing|nick=Henry M. C. Festing|appt=1 November, 1895<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17/266.|}} f. 259.</ref>|end=24 December, 1895<ref>Festing Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/17/266.|}} f. 259.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Murray Thomas Parks|nick=Murray T. Parks|appt=20 November, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 231}}|end=17 April, 1902|note=invalided}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Cunningham Robert de Clare Foot|nick=Cunningham R. de C. Foot|appt=18 July, 1902<ref>Foot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 218.</ref>|end=4 August, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 234}}{{INF}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Henry James Langford Clarke|nick=Henry J. L. Clarke|appt=4 August, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 234}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 14 December 2021
H.M.S. Blanche (1889) | |
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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][9] – 30 June, 1893[10]
- Commander John L. Marx, 15 August, 1893[11] – 28 August, 1894[12]
- 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[13] – 24 December, 1895[14]
- Commander Murray T. Parks, 20 November, 1900[15] – 17 April, 1902 (invalided)
- Acting Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 18 July, 1902[16] – 4 August, 1902[17][Inference]
- Commander Henry J. L. Clarke, 4 August, 1902[18]
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.
- ↑ Lindley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/38. f. 794.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ Lindley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/38. f. 794.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ 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.
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