HMS Jamaica
Crown Colony class
General Characteristics
Displacement:	10,725t full load (Ceylon class 10,840t full load)
Dimensions:	555.5ft x 62ft x 16.5ft (169m x 18.9m x 5.0m)
Armament:	12-(Ceylon class 9-)6in (152mm) 8-4in (102mm) 8 (Ceylon class 12-)2pdr (37mm/40mm) 20-Oerlikon 20 mm guns 6-21in (533mm) TT
Aircraft:	2 Supermarine Walrus aircraft (later removed)
Propulsion:	4 Parsons geared turbines, 4 boilers, 4 shafts, 72,500 shp (54 MW), 80,000 (60 MW) Ceylon class = 32kts (59km/h)
Range:	10,100nm (18,700km) at 12kts (22km/h)
Complement:	730

The Crown Colony-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy were named after Crown Colonies of the British Empire. The first eight are known as the Fiji class, while the last three to be built are commonly referred to as the Ceylon class and were built to a slightly modified design. HMS Jamaica (Crown Colony-class cruiser). ... HMS Jamaica (C44), a Crown Colony class cruiser of the Royal Navy, is named after Jamaica when it used to be part of the British Empire. ... Image File history File links RN-White-Ensign. ... The design of the Oerlikon 20mm cannon, by Reinhold Becker dates back to 1914, and is still in use today, after having been used extensively during the Second World War. ... The Supermarine Walrus was a reconnaissance amphibian designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm. ... A light cruiser is a warship that is not so large and powerful as a regular (or heavy) cruiser, but still larger than ships like destroyers. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... The British Empire was, at one time, the foremost global power, and the most extensive empire in the history of the world. ...

They were built due to the limitations that the Washington Treaty imposed on cruisers, that they should not exceed 10,000 tons, and were basically smaller derivatives of the Town-class cruiser, though only slightly. They had reduced armour, owing to their size, though in most respects were identical to the Southamptons, the first of the Town subclasses. Due to the size of the Crown Colony class, a number of the ships had to have one of their main turrets removed to allow 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns to be added. The Town-class were a ten-ship class of light cruisers built in three distinct sub-classes, Southampton, Gloucester and Edinburgh classes respectively, each sub-class adding on further weaponry. ... Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...

They served with distinction during World War II, losing Fiji in 1941, and Trinidad the following year. They continued in service after the war, taking part in further actions, such as the Korean War. Ceylon was later sold to Peru, being renamed Coronel Bolognesi, along with Newfoundland, which was renamed Almirante Grau. The ship was decommissioned in 1982. Nigeria was also sold, to India, being renamed INS Mysore. The ship was scrapped in 1985, an astonishingly long time since her launch in the late 1930s. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others. ... HMS Fiji was a cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the island of Fiji. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The HMS Trinidad was a Royal Navy Crown Colony class cruiser also known as the Fiji-class cruisers lost while serving in the Arctic on convoy duty with PQ-13 1942. ... Overview map of the Korean War The Korean War from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (the war has not ended officially), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... HMS Ceylon (C30) was a Fiji (modified Crown Colony) class cruiser of the British Royal Navy, named for then-colony Ceylon. ... HMS Newfoundland was a Crown Colony-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Two ships of the Indian Navy have been named INS Mysore originally after the state city of Mysore (Karnataka): Mysore, launched 1939 as HMS Nigeria, was a Crown Colony class light cruiser. ... This article is about the year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

All ships of the Crown Colony-class were decommissioned from the Royal Navy by the late 1960s, though none of them were the last cruisers of the Royal Navy. That honour went to Blake, a modified Tiger-class cruiser, which was decommissioned in 1979, seemingly the last ever cruiser to be in the Royal Navy. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... HMS Blake (C99) was a guided missile cruiser, the only type to have ever served in Royal Navy, and the last cruisers of the RN, known as the Tiger class. ... The Tiger-class guided-missile cruisers were the first of such a type in the Royal Navy, indeed they were the last cruisers built for the RN. They were originally designed to be Minotaur-class light cruisers. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Ships of the class

• Bermuda - Took part in Operation Torch, the landings in North Africa, during WWII, as well as other operations. After the war, the ship continued in service, seeing much of the world, and receiving a number of refits which helped her last until her decommissioning in 1962. She was scrapped in 1965.
• Ceylon - Was deployed to the Far East for much of World War II, taking part in a number of actions there. She took part in the Korean War, being involved heavily during that war. She was decommissioned in 1960, and subsequently sold to Peru, being renamed Coronel Bolognesi. She was decommissioned in 1982.
• Fiji - In 1940, Fiji was torpedoed by a German U-boat, though fortunately the ship survived this brush with Germany's submarines. In 1941, during the Battle of Crete, Fiji was hit by a bomb from a German Me 109 aircraft, after having survived 20 bomb hits, this one caused her to list heavily, though three further bombs proved fatal for the cruiser. Sadly, 244 of her crew were lost.
• Gambia - Was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1943, seeing active service in the British Pacific Fleet. She was returned to the Royal Navy in 1946. The ship was scrapped in 1968.
• Jamaica - Served in WWII, taking part in a number of operations during that war. In the Korean War, Jamaica was known as 'The Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast', due to the North Koreans claiming that she had been sunk three times. She was scrapped in 1960.
• Kenya - Was heavily involved in both WWII, being deployed to the Far East for some time. Kenya was also involved in the Korean War. She was scrapped in 1962.
• Mauritius - She was involved in the Normandy Landings, and other actions during WWII. She was scrapped in 1965.
• Newfoundland - She was torpedoed by Italian submarine Ascianghi, receiving temporary repairs at Malta, and full repairs at Boston Navy Yard. In 1944, the ship suffered an explosion at Alexandria while docked there. She sustaining heavy damage, sadly also suffering a number of casualties. She was in the Far East from 1945, supporting a number of operations there. Sank the Egyptian frigate Domiat, during Suez operations, after the latter ship fired on her. Sold to Peru in 1959, being renamed Almirante Grau and then Capitan Quinones in 1973. She was decommissioned in 1979. She was ironically broken up in Japan, the country that she and her crew fought against in WWII.
• Nigeria - Was involved in Operation Pedestal (when she was damaged by Italian submarine Axum), the largest attempt to assist the besieged island of Malta in 1942, as well as a number of other deployments. She was sold to India in 1958, being renamed INS Mysore. She was scrapped in 1985.
• Trinidad - She was involved in an astonishing incident in 1942. While engaged three German destroyers, she was hit by her own torpedo, though she did destroy one of the German warships. The same year, Trinidad was hit by Luftwaffe Ju 88 bombers, damaging her to an extent that her crew were forced to scuttle her in the Barents Sea the following day.
• Uganda - Escorted to Washington the RMS Queen Mary with Winston Churchill embarked. Covered the invasion of Sicily in 1943. She was then hit by a German glide bomb that same year, causing significant damage and killing sixteen of her crew and wounding seven. Following repairs carried out in 1944 in the USA she was recommissioned in the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Uganda. She joined the British Pacific Fleet in 1945 taking part in a number of actions in the Far East. She was put in reserve in 1947 but recommissioned as HMCS Quebec for service in the Korean War. The ship was scrapped in 1961.

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