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===Original design=== [[File:HMS Jamaica anchored.jpg|thumb|HMS ''Jamaica'']] * ''[[HMS Bermuda (C52)|Bermuda]]'' β Took part in [[Operation Torch]], the landings in [[North Africa]], during World War II, 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. * ''[[HMS Fiji (C58)|Fiji]]'' β In 1940 ''Fiji'' was torpedoed by a German U-boat but survived. In 1941, during the [[Battle of Crete]], ''Fiji'' was damaged by a bomb from a German [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] aircraft, after having survived 20 bomb hits, this one caused her to list; further bomb hits increased the list and the cruiser rolled over an hour later. 523 of her crew were picked up.<ref>[https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-06CL-Fiji.htm HMS 'Fiji'] naval-history.net</ref> * ''[[HMS Gambia (C48)|Gambia]]'' β 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. * ''[[HMS Jamaica (C44)|Jamaica]]'' β Served in World War II, taking part in a number of operations during that war, including the sinking of the battleship [[German battleship Scharnhorst|''Scharnhorst'']] at the [[Battle of North Cape]], driving off German cruiser [[German cruiser Admiral Hipper|''Admiral Hipper'']] at the [[Battle of the Barents Sea]], and escorting carrier air attacks on the battleship [[German battleship Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']]. 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. In 1955 ''Jamaica'' was used to play {{HMS|Exeter|68|6}} in the film ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]''. She was scrapped in 1960. * ''[[HMS Kenya (C14)|Kenya]]'' β Was heavily involved in World War II, being deployed to the Far East for some time. ''Kenya'' was also involved in the Korean War. She was scrapped in 1962. * ''[[HMS Mauritius (C80)|Mauritius]]'' β She was involved in the [[Normandy Landings]], and other actions during World War II. She was scrapped in 1965. * {{HMS|Nigeria|60|2}} β Was involved in [[Operation Pedestal]] (when she was damaged by [[Italian submarine Axum|Italian submarine ''Axum'']]), the largest attempt to assist the [[siege of Malta (World War II)|besieged island of Malta]] in 1942. She participated in raids on [[Sumatra]] as part of the [[Eastern Fleet]] in 1945, as well as a number of other deployments. She was sold to India in 1958, being renamed {{INS|Mysore|C60|2}}. She was scrapped in 1985. * ''[[HMS Trinidad (C46)|Trinidad]]'' β In 1942 while engaging three German destroyers attacking convoy [[Convoy PQ13]], she was hit by her own torpedo, which had a faulty [[gyroscope]] causing it to run in circles, though she did destroy one of the German warships. After temporary repairs in USSR, on return journey through Barents Sea to UK ''Trinidad'' was hit by a bomb from ''Luftwaffe'' [[Junkers Ju 88]] bombers, further damaging her to an extent that she was scuttled with a torpedo the following day.
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