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HMS London (69)
HMS ''London'', pennant number C69, was a member of the second group of the heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy. She and her sisters; , , and differed from the earlier group of Counties, (known as the ''Kent'' class), by having a smaller forward superstructure, which was positioned slightly further aft, and little armour plating. HMS ''London''s career spanned over twenty years.
==Interwar career and rebuild==
''London'' was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 23 February 1926, and later launched on 14 September 1927 and commissioned on 31 January 1929. ''London'' served with the 1st Cruiser Squadron until March 1939, and was the flagship of Admiral Max Horton during his time in command of 1st Cruisers. Her flag captain during this time was Henry Harwood. From 1936 she was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Kennedy-Purvis (later Sir Charles) and on 1 September 1937 she and her sister ship '' Sussex'' made a week-long goodwill visit to Venice, mooring opposite the Doges Palace. ''London'' and her sister ship ''Shropshire'' facilitated the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. From March 1939 she was under reconstruction at the Chatham Dockyard, and was much altered in appearance. Replacement of her machinery was considered, but later abandoned. She was given a new superstructure above the main deck and in many ways resembled a light cruiser. Her single 4-inch gun mounts were changed to twin mounts, and several 20mm AA guns and radar were added. In addition, she was fitted with a 3½-inch cemented armoured belt, 8 feet deep down from the main armoured deck which covered the machinery spaces. The reconstruction work was finally completed in March 1941. The refit was planned to be implemented to other ships of the County class, but due to wartime pressures no other ships were reconstructed.
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