- County-class heavy cruiser, sub-class leadship characterized by the absence of external bulge and slightly longer hull.
- she received an extensive rebuild 1939-1941 altering her appearance from the rest of the sub-class (vs. Devonshire, Shropshire and Sussex). Prominent are her bridge structure, aircraft facilities just aft of it, as well as the only County that had 2 funnels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_London_(69)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County-class_cruiser#London_class