Scrapped 17 December 1957
HMS Anson was built by Swan Hunter and launched on the 24th February 1940. She spent most of her time in the Home Fleet on Convoy Duty on the Murmansk Convoy Route before being transferred to the Pacific Fleet. On August 30th 1945 HMS Anson led the task force that liberated Hong Kong two days before the formal surrender ceremony in Tokyo. HMS Anson was a Guard ship at Tokyo and saw duty off Australia from January to July 1946. She was scrapped at Faslane on the 17th December 1957.