HMS Blake (1889)
Protected cruiser in the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Blake.
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.
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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 | |
Beam | 65 ft (19.8 m) |
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Installed power | 20,000 ihp (14,910 kW) |
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Speed | 22 kn (25.3 mph; 40.7 km/h) |
Capacity | |
Complement | 570[2] |
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She was launched on 23 November 1889 at Chatham Dockyard, but not completed until 2 February 1892.