The ship's later wartime work included minelaying sorties in the Kattegat on the nights of 18-19 and 24-25 February 1918. Those operations formed part of a larger Royal Navy effort that laid 1,238 mines over sixteen sorties. The figures distinguish Blanche from her sister Blonde, which underwent a minelayer conversion but never laid mines in combat. Blanche subsequently joined the Fifth Battle Squadron, moved into reserve, and was sold for breaking at Sunderland after the war.
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Blanche's wartime minelaying and disposal
After Jutland, Blanche laid mines in the Kattegat, returned briefly to squadron service, and entered reserve before being broken up.