HMS Blanche

HMS Blanche (H47) was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the non-intervention measures agreed by Britain and France. She was attacked, but not damaged, by Nationalist bombers in early 1938 and was subsequently transferred to the Home Fleet. Blanche was sunk by a mine in November 1939, becoming the first British destroyer lost to enemy action in World War II.

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H47
speed 35.25 knot, length 98.4 metre, draft 3.7 metre, beam 9.8 metre, 
destroyer, B-class destroyer, Royal Navy, R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• naval-history.net page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1930-05-29T00:00:00Z

1930-05-29T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1929-07-29T00:00:00Z

1929-07-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1931-02-14T00:00:00Z

1931-02-14T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1939-11-13T00:00:00Z

1939-11-13T00:00:00Z

sinking

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Frameless

HMS Blanche

HMS Blanche (H47) IWM FL 2352

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Blanche		Commons
commons	image		HMS Blanche (H47) IWM FL 2352		Commons