Allied Warships
HMS Black Prince (81)
Light cruiser of the Bellona class
HMS Black Prince in November 1943 at Scapa Flow
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Bellona |
| Pennant | 81 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 4 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 27 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 July 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Black Prince (81)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Dennis Marescaux Lees, DSO, RN | 21 Aug 1943 | 29 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Capt. Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, RN | 29 Apr 1945 | 1 Jul 1946 |
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Notable events involving Black Prince include:
16 Dec 1943
HMS Syrtis (Lt. M.H. Jupp, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises with HMS Black Prince (Capt. D.M. Lees, DSO, RN) as the target. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18166
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.