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The protected cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Blenheim''''' was converted before the war to serve as a depôt ship for the [[Third Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Third Destroyer Flotilla]].
The protected cruiser '''H.M.S. ''Blenheim''''' served in the war as a depot ship.
 
==Career==
''Blenheim'' was converted before the war to serve as a depot ship for the {{UK-DF|3}}.


==Captains==
==Captains==
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*Captain [[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]], 8 June, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 285.</ref>
*Captain [[Hubert George Brand|The Hon. Hubert G. Brand]], 8 June, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 285.</ref>
*[[Douglas Lionel Dent]], in command, on 31 March, 1910.{{CN}}
*[[Douglas Lionel Dent]], in command, on 31 March, 1910.{{CN}}
*Captain [[Cecil Foley Lambert]], 31 July, 1912,<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 285.</ref> and as Commodore 2nd Class in Command of Destroyer Flotillas of First Fleet.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Penrose Rushton Coode|Charles P. R. Coode]], 1 February, 1914<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 287.</ref> and as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|5}}.
*{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Penrose Rushton Coode|Charles P. R. Coode]], 1 February, 1914<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 287.</ref> and as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|5}}.
*Captain [[Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot]],  
*Captain [[Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot]],  
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Blenheim_(1890) Wikipedia]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:08, 13 July 2013

H.M.S. Blenheim (1890)
Builder: Thames Iron Works[1]
Laid down: Oct, 1888[2]
Launched: 5 Jul, 1890[3]
Commissioned: 26 May, 1894[4]
Sold: 13 Jul, 1926[5]

The protected cruiser H.M.S. Blenheim served in the war as a depot ship.

Career

Blenheim was converted before the war to serve as a depot ship for the Third Destroyer Flotilla.

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Torpedoes

In 1904, in a competition to investigate how rapidly submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in 4 minutes, 45 seconds.  The best time was achieved by Cressy at 50.75 seconds, though times of 3-5 minutes were more typical.[10]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 285.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 285.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 287.
  9. ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 734.
  10. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. pp. 45-7.

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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