Buuxi weedha soo socota: "Gambia" waxaa dib loogu celiyay Royal Navy ee Portsmouth 27kii Maarso 1946. Waxaa dib loo hagaajiyay waxaana dib loogu soo celiyay 1dii Luulyo 1946 oo loogu talagalay 5th Cruiser Squadron oo ka tirsan Far East Fleet. Waxay ku soo laabatay UK 6dii Janaayo 1948, bishii Janaayo 1950 waxaa loo qoondeeyay 2nd Cruiser Squadron ee Badda Dhexe, markii dambe waxay u adeegtay 1st Cruiser Squadron isla saldhigga ilaa Oktoobar 1954. sanadii 1953 ayeey iyada iyo walaasheed caawimaad u geeyeen jasiirada greek-ka ee Zakynthos markii ay ku dhufatay duufaantii
Dhulgariirkii Ionian ka dhacay. Saraakiisha Giriigga ayaa markii dambe faallo ka bixiyay, "Annaga Giriiggu waxaan leenahay dhaqan soo jireen ah oo ku saabsan Royal Navy waxayna ku noolayd wax kasta oo laga filayo dhaqankeeda qalad la'aanta ah ee had iyo jeer ahaanshaha kan ugu horreeya ee caawiya". Isla sanadkaas waxay ka qeyb qaadatay dib u eegista Fleet si ay ugu dabaaldegto caleemo saarka Boqoradda Elizabeth II.