Liverpool replaced Emerald, and Manchester replaced Enterprise. The pairing connects the E class with later Town-class cruisers in Royal Navy overseas deployments. Both types filled the large-light-cruiser role and could remain at some distance from immediate confrontation with Japan until a fleet needed their speed and fighting power. The reliefs continued the Navy's practice of positioning large light cruisers for rapid Far Eastern reinforcement.
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Town-class relief on the China Station
Liverpool and Manchester relieved Emerald and Enterprise in the Far East because both classes occupied a similar large-light-cruiser role.