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{| {| |} HMS ''Blankney'' was a of the Royal Navy and was the first and so far only warship to bear the Name.〔(HMS Blankney, Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer at naval-history.net )〕 She was laid down on 17 May 1940 at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, launched on 19 December 1940 and commissioned on 11 April 1941. ''Blankney'' was one of 33, Type II Hunt Escort Destroyers. The hulls of this second batch had an extra section which with the increased beam, gave stability for a third twin 4" AA gun to be mounted as originally designed and to give additional storage for depth charges (increased from 40 to 110). The class were named after fox hunts located in different parts of Britain and in Blankney case, this was the Blankney Hunt, a fox-hunting pack based in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.〔(The 'Hunt' class destroyer at WW2Today.com )〕 In 1942 the British Wartime Government introduced a National Savings campaign named "Warship Week" where towns could "adopt" a Royal Navy ship. ''Blankney'' was adopted by Nantwich in Cheshire. The town still has two roads named after the destroyer, Blankney Avenue and The Blankney. There is a plaque hanging in Civic Hall, commemorating the towns support for the crew.〔(Nantwich Town Council Page on HMS Blankney )〕 ==Service history== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Blankney (L30)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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