Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: "Gambia" laghachiri Royal Navy na Portsmouth na 27 March 1946. A rụgharịrị ya ma weghachite ya na 1 Julaị 1946 maka 5th Cruiser Squadron na Far East Fleet. Ọ laghachiri UK na 6 Jenụwarị 1948, na Jenụwarị 1950 e kenyere ya na 2nd Cruiser Squadron na Mediterranean, emesịa soro 1st Cruiser Squadron na otu ebe ahụ ruo Ọktọba 1954. N'afọ 1953, ya na nwanne ya nwaanyị gara nye aka n'agwaetiti Zakịntọs dị na Gris mgbe ala ọma jijiji kpara mkpamkpa na ya.
Ala ọma jijiji nke Ionia. Ndị ọrụ gọọmentị Gris ga-ekwu mgbe e mesịrị, "anyị ndị Gris nwere ọdịnala dị ogologo oge na Royal Navy ma mezuo atụmanya ọ bụla na ọdịnala ya na-enweghị atụ nke ịbụ onye mbụ na-enyere aka mgbe niile". N'otu afọ ahụ ọ sonyere na Fleet Review iji mee emume ncheta nke Queen Elizabeth II.