HMS Blenheim
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Blenheim |
Builder | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London |
Laid down | October 1888 |
Launched | 5 July 1890 |
Commissioned | 1891 |
Decommissioned | 1926 |
Reclassified | Depot ship 1907 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up 13 July 1926 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Blake-class protected cruiser |
Displacement | 9,150 tons |
Length | 375 ft (114 m) |
Beam | 65 ft (20 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Armament |
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HMS Blenheim was a Blake-class first class protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1890 to 1926. She was built by Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London. The ship was named after the Battle of Blenheim.