Blonde did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916, unlike her sister ship, Blanche, which did, but never fired a shot.

[3] The main armament of the Blonde class consisted of ten breech-loading (BL) 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VII guns.

[6] Blonde remained with the 4th Battle Squadron through 1916,[7] although she was detached for several months mid year.

[8] She had been transferred to the 1st Battle Squadron by April 1917[9] and was converted into a minelayer later in the year, although she never laid any mines in combat.

[10] The ship participated in the Battle of Jutland, but was on the unengaged side of the fleet and did not have the opportunity to fire at the Germans.

[2] Blanche was assigned to the 5th Battle Squadron by April[9] and laid some mines at the entrance to the Kattegat in February 1918.