H.M.S. Blenheim (1890)
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| 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 was converted before the war to serve as a depôt ship for the Third Destroyer Flotilla.
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain William Henry Hall,
- Captain The Hon. Hubert G. Brand, 8 June, 1908.[6]
- Douglas Lionel Dent, in command, on 31 March, 1910.[Citation needed]
- Captain Charles P. R. Coode, 1 February, 1914[7] and as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.
- Captain Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot,
- Captain Henry Harvey Bruce,
- Captain Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, pre-war.
- Captain Gilbert C. W. Crispin, 1 April, 1919.[8]
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.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914). p. 287.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 734.
- ↑ 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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