Commonwealth Cruiser
A Fiji-class light cruiser, the construction of which commenced shortly before the outbreak of World War II. She was commissioned in 1942 and saw action in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and European operations. In September 1943, she was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy. On September 2, 1945, HMNZS Gambia represented New Zealand at the Japanese surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay. After the war, she returned to the British Royal Navy, serving from 1946 until her decommissioning in 1968.