HMS London (69)
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HMS London, pennant number C69, was a member of the second group of the County-class heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy. She and her sisters; Sussex, Shropshire, and Devonshire differed from the earlier
HMS London tow
The gun crew of a .5-inch four barrelled Vickers gun at their quarter on board HMS London. Note the long belts of ammunition hanging off the two men.
HM King George VI meeting the officers of HMS London lined up on deck next to one of the cruiser's 8-inch gun turrets, part of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.
A photo of HMS London in 1941.
HMS Kenya
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HMS Kenya was a Fiji-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was named after Kenya, a British possession at the time of the ship's construction.
HMS London (69)
…and returned to Hong Kong for repairs which lasted until the end of July. London remained in Chinese waters until August 1949, when she was relieved by HMS Kenya, and she returned to Britain in the autumn of 1949. London was surveyed to determine if an extensive repair and refit for further service was feasible…
Kenya underway
Operation Pedestal, 12 August 1942: Kenya under air attack on her return voyage to Gibraltar.
Royal Marines of Kenya dashing ashore as their wooden hulled assault craft touch down on the beach at Cheduba, South of Ramree, Burma. There is a small ladder hanging over the front of the boat so the men can disembark.