HMS Blake (1889)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Blake
Namesake	Admiral Robert Blake
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	July 1888
Launched	23 November 1889
Reclassified	Destroyer depot ship, 1907
Fate	Sold for breaking up 9 June 1922
General characteristics
Class and type	Blake-class protected cruiser
Displacement	9,150 tons
Length	375 ft (114.3 m) (p.p.); 399 ft 9 in (121.8 m) (o/a);
Beam	65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m) (normal); 25 ft (7.6 m) (maximum);
Installed power	20,000 ihp (14,910 kW)
Propulsion	4 × triple-expansion steam engines (2 main, 2 cruising); 6 × boilers; 2 × screws;
Speed	22 kn (25.3 mph; 40.7 km/h)
Capacity	As Destroyer Depot Ship: Coal: 624 short tons (566 t) (normal internal fuel); 650 short tons (590 t) (carried in 1-cwt bags for destroyers);
Complement	570
Armament	As Built:; 2 × BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns; 10 × QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 16 × 3-pounder (47 mm) guns; 4 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes; As Destroyer Depot Ship:*; 4 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 2 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns;
Armour	Deck: 3–6 in (7.6–15.2 cm); Casemates: 6 in (15.2 cm);

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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (2001) Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I, pg. 89. Random House, London. ISBN 1-85170-378-0
^ ^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

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Blake
Namesake	Admiral Robert Blake
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	July 1888
Launched	23 November 1889
Reclassified	Destroyer depot ship, 1907
Fate	Sold for breaking up 9 June 1922
General characteristics
Class and type	Blake-class protected cruiser
Displacement	9,150 tons
Length	375 ft (114.3 m) (p.p.)^[1] 399 ft 9 in (121.8 m) (o/a)^[2]
Beam	65 ft (19.8 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m) (normal)^[2] 25 ft (7.6 m) (maximum)^[1]
Installed power	20,000 ihp (14,910 kW)
Propulsion	4 × triple-expansion steam engines (2 main, 2 cruising)^[2] 6 × boilers 2 × screws
Speed	22 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]
Complement	570^[2]
Armament	As Built: 2 × BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns 10 × QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns 16 × 3-pounder (47 mm) guns 4 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes^[2] As Destroyer Depot Ship:*^[1] 4 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns 2 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
Armour	Deck: 3–6 in (7.6–15.2 cm)^[2] Casemates: 6 in (15.2 cm)^[2]