H.M.S. Blanche (1889)
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H.M.S. Blanche (1889) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | May, 1888[2] |
Launched: | 6 Sep, 1889[3] |
Commissioned: | 30 Dec, 1890[4] |
Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Blanche was one of four third class protected cruisers of the Barracouta class completed for the Royal Navy in 1890.
There was a small cruiser named Blanche that came after and fought in the Great War.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander George R. Lindley, 30 December, 1890[6]
- Commander John L. Marx, 15 August, 1893[7] – 28 August, 1894
- Acting Captain Cunningham R. de C. Foot, 18 July, 1902[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 204.
- ↑ Marx Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 862.
- ↑ Foot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 218.
Bibliography
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