HMS Blenheim

HMS Blenheim

At least three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Blenheim", after the Battle of Blenheim.

*HMS|Blenheim|1761|2 was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line built in 1761, and lost in 1807. She took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797).
*"Blenheim" was a 60 gun ship of the line built in 1813. She was originally laid down as 74-gunner, and broken up in 1865.
*"Blenheim" was a Blake class armoured cruiser that served from 1890-1926.


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  • HMS Blenheim (1890) — HMS Blenheim was a Blake class armoured cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1890 1926.Launched July 5, 1890, she displaced 9,150 tons and her steel hull measured 375 feet (length) and 65 feet (beam) with 20,000 horsepower turning 2… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Blenheim (1813) — HMS Blenheim was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 May 1813 at Deptford.She was placed on harbour service in 1831 and eventually broken up in 1865.References* …   Wikipedia

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