Blonde class scout cruisers, HMS Blonde, HMS Blanche

The Blonde class scout cruisers were improved versions of the Boadicea class, built at the same dockyard in Pembroke.
HMS Blonde was the name ship of the Blonde class of scout cruisers. She was designed to operate with destroyer flotillas, and did spend 1911-1912 in the Mediterranean as Senior Officer’s ship of the Seventh Flotilla
HMS Blanche was a Blonde class scout cruiser, originally designed to operate with destroyer flotillas. She began her service career with the First Destroyer Flotilla (1911-1912), but was not really fast enough for this role