Maritime History

HMS Mauritius (80)

HMS Mauritius, pennant C80, was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was named after Mauritius, which was a British colony when she was built and entered service in 1941.

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• ▸France–Japan relations (19th century)
• ▸Charles Burton Barber
• ▸German submarine U-507

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