HMS Blenheim First Class Cruiser RMG PU0312, William Frederick Mitchell

Hms blenheim first class cruiser print. The 'blake' class armoured cruiser hms 'blenheim' was launched at thames ironworks on 26 may 1890. Her main guns were in armoured casemates, a leading characteristic of nearly all sir william white's ships. Hms 'blenheim' weighed 9,150 tons, was 375 feet in length and had a beam of 65 feet. Her armament consisted of two 9. 2-inch guns, ten 6-inch guns and eighteen 3-pounders. Her designed speed was 22 knots. After service hms 'blenheim' was used as a depot ship from may 1908 and finally sold to the breakers in 1926. Date: 20th century. Dimensions: Mount: 163 mm x 225 mm. Collection: Fine art.