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Nigeria

Afloat

Fiji-class light cruiser, pennant 60, built by Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle upon Tyne. Laid down on 8 February 1938, launched on 18 July 1939, and accepted from the shipyard on 23 September 1940. With the Eastern Fleet in 1944 and 1945 she covered carrier strikes on Sabang and Surabaya and bombarded Car Nicobar and Nancowry. She was still with the East Indies Fleet on 15 August 1945. She was not sunk.

Class	Fiji class
Type	Light cruiser (CL)
Hull	60
Builder	Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne
Launched	1939-07-18
Commissioned	1940-09-23
Fate	Afloat. Not sunk, and not lost in action against Japan. Paid off into reserve in 1951. Sold to the Indian Government in 1954 and commissioned on 29 August 1957 as INS Mysore. Uboat.net dates the Indian decommissioning 20 August 1985.
Command	Dundas, John George Lawrence Captain from 18 June 1940; Relieved on 28 June 1942 Paton, Stuart Henry Captain from 28 June 1942; Relieved on 1 May 1944 King, Henry Alexander Captain from 1 May 1944; Relieved on 12 April 1946

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Command

JDDundas, John George LawrenceCaptain from 18 June 1940Relieved on 28 June 1942 SPPaton, Stuart HenryCaptain from 28 June 1942Relieved on 1 May 1944 HKKing, Henry AlexanderCaptain from 1 May 1944Relieved on 12 April 1946

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