HMS Gambia

HMS Gambia was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was in the service of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Gambia from 1943 to 1946. She was named after the then Crown colony of The Gambia, and has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
48; C48
speed 32 knot, length 169.3 metre, beam 18.9 metre, draft 6.3 metre, 
light cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiser, Swan Hunter, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, 

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1942-02-21T00:00:00Z

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1942 HMS Gambia

1942-02-21T00:00:00Z

1942-02-21T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-07-24T00:00:00Z

1939-07-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-09-22T00:00:00Z

1943-09-22T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-07-01T00:00:00Z

1946-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1946-07-01T00:00:00Z

1946-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1940-11-30T00:00:00Z

1940-11-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1960-12-01T00:00:00Z

1960-12-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

HMNZS Gambia (48) underway c1945

Admiral Rassai welcomes HMS Gambia

HMS Warrior (R31), USS Des Moines (CA-134) and HMS Gambia (48) at Malta, circa in 1951 (IWM A32043)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A12929

HMS Gambia1c

HMS Warrior (R31), USS Des Moines (CA-134) and HMS Gambia (48) at Malta, circa in 1951 (IWM A32044)

HMS Gambia

HMNZS Gambia 1944

Engelse Home heet bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 911-8085

Engelse Home heet bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 911-8088

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMNZS Gambia (48) underway c1945		Commons
commons	image		Admiral Rassai welcomes HMS Gambia		Commons
commons	image		HMS Warrior (R31), USS Des Moines (CA-134) and HMS Gambia (48) at Malta, circa in 1951 (IWM A32043)		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A12929		Commons
commons	image		HMS Gambia1c		Commons
commons	image		HMS Warrior (R31), USS Des Moines (CA-134) and HMS Gambia (48) at Malta, circa in 1951 (IWM A32044)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Gambia		Commons
commons	image		HMNZS Gambia 1944		Commons
commons	image		Engelse Home heet bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 911-8085		Commons
commons	image		Engelse Home heet bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 911-8088		Commons