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 | |
| Laid down | 1 Dec, 1939 |
| Launched | 27 Aug, 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov, 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 July 1946. Returned to Royal Navy on 1 April 1961. Sold for scrapping in March 1962, she left Auckland on 5 April 1962 in tow for breaking up at Mitsui & Co, Osaka, Japan, arriving there in May. Commanding Officers: Capt. Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, RN |