Blonde-class scout cruiser
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The Blonde-class cruisers were a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Upon completion in 1910–11, they served as flotilla leaders for destroyer flotillas of the First Fleet until 1913 when they were assigned to battleship squadrons. When the First World War began in August 1914, they remained with their squadrons as the First Fleet was incorporated into the Grand Fleet, although they changed squadrons over the course of the war. Blonde did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916, unlike her sister ship, Blanche, which did, but never fired a shot. They were converted into minelayers the following year, but only Blanche actually laid mines. The sisters were reduced to reserve in 1919 and sold for scrap in 1920–1921.
1910 — 1921
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2 produced,
Royal Navy, Pembroke Dock, 
HMS Blanche, HMS Blonde, scout, Scout C,
- Dreadnought Project page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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HMS Blanche ⓘ
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HMS Blonde ⓘ
1910 Blonde-class scout cruiser
HMS Blanche underway
HMS Blanche 1918 IWM SP 2178| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | 1909 | HMS Blanche | scout cruiser, Blonde-class scout cruiser | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1910 | HMS Blonde | scout cruiser, Blonde-class scout cruiser | Wikidata |
| commons | image | HMS Blanche underway | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Blanche 1918 IWM SP 2178 | Commons | ||
