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HMS Blake
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HMS Blake was built by Fairfield and launched on the 20th December 1945. served until Laid up at Chatham, January 1980. Broken Up 1982. HMS Blake by Ivan Berryman. The newly converted Command Helicopter Cruiser HMS Blake leaves Grand Harbour Malta at the end of the 1960s. In the background, the old Submarine Depot ship HMS Forth lies at anchor at the very end of her long career. Displacement 8,800 tons. Speed: 31.5 knots Crew 730 Armament: Nine 6 - inch in triple mountings. and ten 4-inch AA i n pairs. sixteen 2 pdr. AA guns in quads. eight 40mm AA in single mounting. and six 21 inch torpedo tubes in threes. Armament Four 6oinch guns in pairs , six 3-inch AA in pairs no Torpedo Tubes | ||||||||
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