Description: HMS BERMUDA HMS Bermuda was a Crown Colony class cruiser built on the Clyde and launched on 11 September 1941. In the same year, the lead ship of the class, HMS Fiji, was sunk while participating in the evacuation of Crete.Through 1942, Bermuda participated in the North Africa campaign, including Operation Torch, as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron. She was detached along with HMS Sheffield from Force H to attack a small coastal fort, where both came under attack from Italian torpedo bombers.Bermuda then returned to service in the Atlantic to escort ships in the Bay of Biscay, and in June 1943, she transported men and supplies to Spitsbergen. She then participated in anti-submarine operations against U-Boats operating in the Bay of Biscay, and the North Atlantic. After more service in the Arctic, she returned to the Clyde in June 1944 for a refit.She was then dispatched to the Pacific as the war in Europe was ending, in May 1945. She arrived in Fremantle on 1 July to take on fuel and stores, before continuing on to Sydney, where she arrived on the 7 July. There she undertook exercises with other Royal Navy ships serving in the Far East. Whilst in Sydney, news reached them of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the subsequent Japanese surrender. Bermuda then sailed for the Philippines, arriving on 23 August, where she became part of an operation to recover allied POW'S from the previously occupied Japanese territories.On 6 September Bermuda was attacked by Japanese aircraft, apparently unaware of the end of the war, or otherwise unwilling to surrender. Bermuda fought off the attack and was able to continue on her way. She then transported allied prisoners of war to Shanghai for repatriation.Bermuda remained in the Far East as the flagship of the 5th Cruiser Squadron, until 1947, when she returned to the UK. She was placed in reserve. In 1950 she was restored to active service, and served in the South Atlantic as the flagship of the Commander in Chief, South Atlantic Station until 1953.She then served with the Mediterranean Fleet. In 1956 Bermuda was paid-off and towed up to the Tyne to undergo a long refit. She returned to service, and spent the next few years in exercises with other NATO unitsShe was eventually scrapped in August 1965. 6 x 4 ins PHOTO HIGH QUALITY, GLOSS, PRINTING PAPER PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A QUALITY MODERN COPY IN PRISTINE CONDITION Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE
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