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HMS Nigeria was commissioned in September 1940 and was also assigned to the Home fleet. There she spent the majority of her early war service performing convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic and Arctic. In June 1941, she intercepted the German weather ship Lauenburg, and recovered parts of an enigma machine and code books before the ship sank. The next month, Fiji operated in the Arctic, sinking the German training ship Bremse off Norway, though she received damage to her bows, possibly from a mine, and required repairs. By August 1942, repairs were complete, and Nigeria was sent to the Mediterranean to provide escort for the Malta convoy; Operation Pedestal. However she was torpedoed and damaged by the Italian submarine Axum during the battle and sent to the US for repairs. Nigeria operated in the South Atlantic in 1943, and joined Kenya with the British Pacific Fleet in 1944, taking part in operations against the Japanese. Nigeria was the only Fiji sub-class to retain X-turret post war, until it's removal in 1954. Her post-war service station was the South Atlantic until 1950, when she was placed in reserve.

In 1954, Nigeria was sold to India where she was renamed Mysore. Mysore was the second cruiser to be purchased by independent India.

In 1959, Mysore rammed the Royal Navy destroyer Hogue, severely damaging Hogue's bow. In 1969, she collided with the destroyer Rana resulting in the latter being decommissioned and again in 1972 with the frigate Beas. Mysore served as a crucible of training. On her several Indian naval officers earned their stripes as her successive commanding officers. In 1971 she served as the flagship of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy and commanded the missile attack on Karachi harbour in December 1971. Later in her life from 1975 onwards Mysore served as a training cruiser for naval cadets.

Mysore was decommissioned on 20 August 1985 and scrapped.