Blake Class Cruiser (1889)

The two protected cruisers of the Blake Class were completed between 1892 and 1894.

Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Blake	Chatham Royal Dockyard	July, 1888	23 November, 1889	2 February, 1892	Sold 9 June, 1922
Blenheim	Thames Iron Works	October, 1888	5 July, 1890	26 May, 1894	Sold 13 July, 1926

Torpedoes

In 1896, Blenheim had a torpedo hang up on firing from a submerged tube. It eventually was fired from the bar, but broke up and sank. The issue was determined to be soft metal used in the construction of "stops", and harder metal was to replace these fittings.

Dreyer Table

These ships had no fire control tables.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Template:DreyerTableH1918

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