HMS Blake (C99)

Blake in 1975 with the US carrier Nimitz
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Blake
NamesakeRobert Blake
Ordered1942 Additional Naval Programme
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down17 August 1942
Launched20 December 1945
Commissioned18 March 1961
DecommissionedDecember 1979
IdentificationPennant number: C99
Nickname(s)'Snakey Blakey'
FateSold for scrap August 1982
General characteristics
Class & typeTiger-class light cruiser
Displacement
  • 11,560 tons as built
  • 12,080 tons after conversion
Length
  • 555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) overall
  • 538 ft (164 m) between perpendiculars
Beam64 ft (20 m)
Draught21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement716 (885 after conversion)
Armament
  • As built:
  • Four × QF 6 inch Mark N5 guns (2 × 2)
  • Six × 3 in (3 × 2)
  • After conversion:
  • Two × 6 in (1 × 2)
  • Two × 3 in (1 × 2)
  • Two × Seacat quad missile launchers
Aircraft carriedAfter conversion: Four helicopters (originally Westland Wessex, then Sea King)

HMS Blake was a light cruiser of the Tiger class of the British Royal Navy, the last (traditional) Royal Navy gun-armed cruiser of the 20th century. She was named after Robert Blake, a 17th-century admiral who was the "Father of the Royal Navy".

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