- Blake class cruiser
The "Blake"-class was a two-ship class of first-class
protected cruiser built around 1890 for theRoyal Navy .ervice
The two ships were obsolete by the outbreak of the
First World War , and served as depot ships. HMS "Blenheim" had the more active career, supporting theMediterranean Expeditionary Force at theBattle of Gallipoli , and repatriating two dignitaries to their home countries after their deaths abroad. They werePrince Henry of Battenberg and former Canadian Prime Minister SirCharles Tupper .Building Programme
The following table gives the build details and purchase cost of the members of the "Blake" class. Standard British practice at that time was for these costs to exclude armament and stores.
References
*Colledge
* Brassey, T.A. (ed) The Naval Annual 1895
*Chesnau, Roger and Kolesnik, Eugene (Ed.) "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905". Conway Maritime Press, 1979. ISBN 0-83170-302-4Notes
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