WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS NIGERIA LIGHT CRUISER GRAND HARBOUR, MALTA

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HMS Nigeria (pennant number 60) was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy completed early in World War II and served throughout that conflict. She was named for the British colony of Nigeria.

HMS Nigeria was sold to India 29 August 1957 and renamed INS Mysore

Armament:
Twelve (after 1943 refit Nine) BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns (4 (3) x3),
eight QF 4 in (102 mm) Mark XVI guns (4x2),
eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4x2 ) guns,
3 quadruple 2 pounder ("pom-pom") AA mounts
12 20 mm AA (6x2) guns
Six 21 inch (533 mm) (2x3) torpedo tubes
Armour:
Main belt: 83 mm,
Deck: 51 mm,
Turrets: 51 mm,
Director control tower: 102 mm.
Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft, removed November 1943.