H.M.S. Blanche (1909)
| 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: | 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.
Service
In November, 1911, Blanche was serving as a flotilla leader in the First Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
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.[10]
She was attached to the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain Casement.[11]
She recommissioned 17 February, 1917.[12] 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.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilfrid Henderson, 1 May, 1912[14]
- Captain Richard Hyde, 5 July, 1913[15][16] – 21 May, 1916[17]
- Captain John M. Casement, 21 May, 1916[18][19] – 26 December, 1916[20] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Captain Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, 15 January, 1917[21] – April, 1918[22]
- Captain Francis A. W. Buller, 5 April, 1918[23][24] – 8 January, 1919[25]
- Captain Charles A. W. Wrightson, 7 January, 1919[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 50.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 160.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 285.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 742.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.
- ↑ Casement Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391u.
- ↑ Drax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 214.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 742.
- ↑ Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/465. f. 538.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 742.
Bibliography
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