HMS Blake (1889)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Blake
NamesakeAdmiral Robert Blake
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1888
Launched23 November 1889
ReclassifiedDestroyer depot ship, 1907
FateSold for breaking up 9 June 1922
General characteristics
Class and typeBlake-class protected cruiser
Displacement9,150 tons
Length
Beam65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught
  • 24 ft (7.3 m) (normal)[2]
  • 25 ft (7.6 m) (maximum)[1]
Installed power20,000 ihp (14,910 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × triple-expansion steam engines (2 main, 2 cruising)[2]
  • 6 × boilers
  • 2 × screws
Speed22 kn (25.3 mph; 40.7 km/h)
Capacity
  • As Destroyer Depot Ship: Coal: 624 short tons (566 t) (normal internal fuel)[1]
  • 650 short tons (590 t) (carried in 1-cwt bags for destroyers)[1]
Complement570[2]
Armament
Armour

HMS Blake, named in honour of Admiral Robert Blake, was the lead ship of her class of protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1889 to 1922.

She was launched on 23 November 1889 at Chatham Dockyard, but not completed until 2 February 1892.

  1. ^ a b c d e (2001) Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I, pg. 89. Random House, London. ISBN 1-85170-378-0
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ford, Roger (2001) The Encyclopedia of Ships, pg. 231. Amber Books, London. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9