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Blake Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
Blake C July 1888 23rd November 1889 2nd February 1892
Blenheim T October 1888 5th July 1890 26th May 1894


Builders:
C : HM Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
T : Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
399' 9" x 65' x 24' / 121.88m x 19.81m x 7.31m

Displacement:
9150 tons max

Complement:
570

Armament:
2 x 9.2" guns in single mountings
10 x 6" guns in single mountings
16 x 3pdr guns in single mountings
2 x 14" torpedo tubes submerged
2 x 14" torpedo tubes above water

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
Gunshields: 4.5"
C.T.: 12"
Deck: 3" - 6"

Powerplant:
Six cylindrical boilers were fitted with two 3 cylinder vertical triple expansion engines providing a total of 13000ihp on two shafts with natural draught, or 20000ihp with forced draught. Maximum speed was 20kts natural draught or 22kts forced draught. A maximum of 1800 tons of coal was carried and range was 10000NM @ 10kts.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: