Unknown Heavy Cruiser Chatham Dockyard, LOA 620′ / 189 m A,B,X,Y double turrets. Likely HMS London (69) Modified County Class Cruiser
Town Class Light Cruiser LOA 613′ / 186.8 m TDISP 11,500 tons (10 built, 4 sunk, 5 retired, 1 preserved)
HMS Belfast near Canadian escorts of CANCORTRON 2, 1962 Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Department of National Defence Copyright held by Crown CCC-2 950
Light Cruiser Chatham dockyard, Kent. Based on views in the Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War II, this would appear to be Uganda or Ceylon Class (3 ships – 1 transferred to RCN as HMCS Uganda, later HMCS Quebec) LOA ca. 550′ / 167.6 m Triple turrets, A,B,Y layout. These and other ships seem to indicate the date of capture is several years too early.
Very similar cruiser Chatham dockyard, Kent. Based on views in the Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War II, this would appear to be a Minotaur class cruiser (3 ships, HMS Minotaur transferred to RCN as HMCS Ontario) LOA ca. 550′ / 167.6 m Triple turrets, A,B,Y layout. These and other ships seem to indicate the date of capture is several years too early.
Distinctive elements towards identifying this are the squared-off stern counter, the smaller gun central in “X” position (on Minotaur class this was 4 inch dual gun) no hangar, single large deck crane in between both funnels, the shape of the deck house forward of Y gun, the large gun tubs on either side of the angular bridge, and the clean front face of the bridge.
The Searchers 