HMS Blanche 1909-1921

The Ship


Built Pembroke Dockyard, laid down April 1909 completed November 1910.

Size:
Length 385 feet pp 405 feet overall, beam 41 feet 6 inches, draught 15 feet 6 inches, displacement 3,350 tons normal 3,850 tons deep load.

Propulsion:
4 shaft Parsons turbines, 18,000 shp, 24.5 knots

Trials:
18,542 shp = 25.67 knots

Armour:
1.5in decks

Armament:
10 x 4in 50cal Mk VIII (10 x 1), 4 x 3 pounder (4 x 1), 2 x 21in TT

Comments:
Crew 314.

World War 1 Service:

Attached to The Grand Fleet Battle Squadrons.
31 May-1 June 1916 took part in The Battle of Jutland.
March 1917 converted to lay mines.
1921 sold for scrap.

My Postcards

Not postally used.
Postcard series: Gale & Polden Ltd
Series number: 23

 

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