Light Cruisers
| Ship | Nationality | Date joined | Date left | Fate/ next assignment |
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| Achilles | New Zealand | June 1944 | November 1944 | Joined British Pacific Fleet |
| Birmingham | UK | January 1938 | September 1939 | Refit at Malta, then Home Fleet |
| Cairo | UK | 1920 | 1927 | America and West Indies Station |
| Caledon | UK | August 1940 | September 1942 | Joined Home Fleet |
| Capetown | UK | July 1934 |
August 1938 |
UK, Refit Home Fleet |
| Caradoc | UK | December 1926 July 1930 >February 1942 1944 |
| UK, Refit |
Reserve South Africa Station UK, scrapped |
| Carlisle | UK | March 1919| 1928 | Refit |
Mediterranean Fleet |
| Cardiff | UK | July 1938 | April 1939 | Reserve |
| Ceres | UK | April 1940 | October 1943 | Mediterranean Fleet |
| Ceylon | UK | November 1943 | November 1944 | Joined British Pacific Fleet |
| Colombo | UK | June 1919 July 1932 1926 |
1935 June 1942 America and West Indies Station |
Reserve UK for conversion |
| Danae | UK | August 1936 February 1942 July 1943 |
January 1938 July 1942 December 1943 |
Joined Home Fleet Modernisation in UK Joined Home Fleet |
| Dauntless | UK | December 1939 August 1942 |
February 1942 February 1945 |
Refit at Portsmouth Reserve |
| Delhi | UK | 1926 | 1928 | |
| Despatch | UK | June 1922 | 1927 | America and West Indies Station |
| Diomede | UK New Zealand |
1922 1935 |
1925 March 1936 |
New Zealand Squadron Reverted to Royal Navy, placed in Reserve |
| Dragon | UK | October 1926 January 1941 |
December 1928 November 1942 |
UK, Refit Home Fleet |
| Durban | UK | >August 1942 November 1943 |
Repairs at New York, Refit Portsmouth UK, Reserve |
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| Emerald | UK | January 1926 August 1934 |
July 1933 September 1937 August 1942 Refit |
Reserve Refit Joined Home Fleet |
| Enterprise | UK | April 1926 January 1936 January 1941 |
December 1942 |
Reserve Joined Home Fleet Refit at Clyde |
| Gambia | UK | February 1942 | November 1944 | Joined British Pacific Fleet |
| Gloucester | UK | |
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| Hobart | Australia | | >June 1941 |
Pacific |
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| Kenya | UK | January 1944 | >February 1945 | |
| Leander | New Zealand | <1931 | >1945 | Damaged in the Battle of Kolombangara |
| Liverpool | UK | | >January 1940 |
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| Manchester | UK | |
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| Mauritius | UK | February 1942 | April 1943 | Joined Mediterranean Fleet |
| Newcastle | UK | April 1942 May 1943 |
May 1942 March 1945 |
Joined Mediterranean Fleet Joined British Pacific Fleet |
| Nigeria | UK | February 1944 | December 1945 | Refit |
| Swiftsure | UK | | November 1944 |
Joined British Pacific Fleet |
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