HMS Black Prince
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HMS Black Prince was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, of the Bellona subgroup. The cruiser was commissioned in 1943, and served during World War II on the Arctic convoys, during the Normandy landings, and as part of the British Pacific Fleet. In 1946, the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, becoming HMNZS Black Prince. The cruiser was docked for modernisation in 1947, but in April, her sailors walked off the ship as part of a series of mutinies in the RNZN. The shortage of manpower resulting from these mutinies meant that the modernisation had to be cancelled, and Black Prince was placed in reserve until 1953. She returned to service after refitting with simplified secondary armament with a single quad "pom pom" in Q position and eight Mk3 40mm Bofors guns. The ship was decommissioned again two years later, and returned to the Royal Navy in 1961. Black Prince did not re-enter service, and was towed from Auckland to Osaka for scrapping in 1962.
1943
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speed 32.25 knot, length 156.1 metre, beam 15.4 metre,
Royal Navy, Harland and Wolff, 
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
The Royal Navy during the Second World War ABS483
USS Sappho (AKA-38) and a Dido-class cruiser at Shanghai, China, in late 1945 (NH 89743)
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| commons | image | The Royal Navy during the Second World War ABS483 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Sappho (AKA-38) and a Dido-class cruiser at Shanghai, China, in late 1945 (NH 89743) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Black Prince 1944 IWM FL 2239 | Commons | ||
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