blonde class cruiser blonde class cruisers pair scout cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century completion served flotilla leaders destroyer fleet assigned battleship squadrons world war began august remained squadrons fleet incorporated grand_fleet changed squadrons course war blonde participate unlike sister ship fired shot converted following year actually laid mines sisters reduced reserve sold scrap design description scout cruisers slow lead destroyers battle defend fleet enemy destroyer attacks flotilla leaders blonde class essentially repeat preceding class albeit powerful armament fuel displacing long tons ships overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet inches powered sets parsons steam turbines driving shafts turbines produced total indicated horsepower steam produced yarrow boilers burned fuel oil coal gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph crew consisted officers ratings main armament blonde class consisted breech loading inch vii guns forward pair guns mounted platform forecastle amidships broadside remaining guns quarterdeck ahead guns fired pound shells range yards secondary armament quick firing pounder inch guns submerged inch torpedo tubes scout cruisers ships lightly protected speed curved protective deck inch thick slope inches flat conning tower protected inches armour ships service blonde began careers destroyer blonde senior officers ship 7th flotilla mediterranean_fleet 1st destroyer flotilla fleet sisters transferred 4th 3rd battle squadrons respectively fleet blonde remained detached months mid year transferred 1st battle squadron april converted later year laid mines combat similarly remained january joined sister 4th battle squadron ship participated battle jutland fleet opportunity fire germans detached beginning presumably converted assigned 5th battle squadron april laid mines entrance february blonde reserve february assigned sisters listed sale march blonde sold scrap followed july
Blonde-class cruiser