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H.M.S. Blonde (1889) | |
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Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | May, 1888[2] |
Launched: | 22 Oct, 1889[3] |
Commissioned: | 1890[4] |
Sold: | 1905[5] |
H.M.S. Blonde 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 Blonde that came after and fought in the Great War.
Service
Though Blonde was launched in 1889, her armament only arrived at Devonport in March, 1891.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Henry M. C. Festing, 29 June, 1892[7]
- Commander Peyton Hoskyns, 10 September, 1895[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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 81.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 28, 1891; pg. 8; Issue 33284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 205.
Bibliography
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