nearly sister-ship Bellona 1910
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Blanche | 6C, 17, 84 | 243 | Pembroke DYd | 12.4.1909 | 25.11.1909 | 11.1910 | sold for BU 7.1921 |
| Blonde | C7, 18, 64 | 244 | Pembroke DYd | 6.12.1909 | 22.2.1910 | 5.1911 | sold for BU 5.1920 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3350 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3850 |
|
Length, m |
123.4 |
|
Breadth, m |
12.6 |
|
Draught, m |
4.70 max |
|
No of shafts |
4 |
|
Machinery |
4 Parsons steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
18000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
24.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 780 + oil 190 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(14) |
| Armour, mm |
deck: 38, CT: 102 |
|
Armament |
10 x 1 - 102/50 BL Mk VII, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 533 TT |
|
Complement |
314 |
Project history: The second pair of 'scouts'
was built under the 1909 Programme, differed from the Boadicea class in
having 533mm TT and four more 102mm guns, mounted in the waist. The armour on
the deck was also slightly increased over the machinery.
Ship protection: Main deck had 13mm flat part and 38mm slopes and covered
machinery only.
Modernizations: 1916, both: + 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I
3/1917, Blanche, 9.1917, Blonde: received rails for 66 mines
1918, both: - 1 x 1 - 76/45; + 1 x 1 - 102/50 BL Mk VII (AA).
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2008-09