In 1953 Gambia and Bermuda carry aid to the Greek island of Zakynthos after a destructive Ionian earthquake. Their rapid arrival continues a longstanding Royal Navy relationship with Greece. The two cruisers put naval mobility and stores to disaster-relief work. The Greek response praises the Royal Navy's established practice of being first to help. Their mission puts naval logistics to humanitarian and diplomatic use.
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Gambia and Bermuda carry relief to Zakynthos
The sister cruisers deliver aid after the 1953 Ionian earthquake, a compact example of the Royal Navy's disaster-relief role in the Mediterranean.