Four ships of the
British
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
have carried the name HMS ''Blake'' in honour of General at Sea
Robert Blake who was, until eclipsed by
Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte ( – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French ...
, the most famous British admiral.
* The first, , was launched in 1808, was a
74-gun
The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently de ...
third-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker).
Rating
When the rating system was f ...
ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactics in the Age of Sail, naval tactic known as the line of battl ...
. She was sold in 1816.
* The second ''Blake'' was originally named , launched in 1808, renamed in 1819, and broken up in 1855.
* A screw driven 91-gun second rate ship of the line was ordered in 1860 under the name HMS ''Blake'', but construction was cancelled in 1863.
* The third, , was launched in 1889, was the
lead ship
The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships that are all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels.
Large ships are very comple ...
of
her class. She was sold in 1922.
* The fourth, , was launched in 1945 (but not completed until 1961) was a . She was scrapped in 1982.
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Royal Navy ship names