The Australian Boomerang looks to fit the bill.

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How about the Marmon Herrington CTMS-ITBI ?

I'll take a shot in the dark, how about the French Submarine Surcouf ?

Ok, how about HMS Danae ? Transfered to the free Polish navy and renamed ORP Conrad. I believe she might meet all your requirements/hints.

The second ship question is much tougher, but after chatting with a friend we came up with HMS Royal Sovereign, which was commissioned as the Arkhangelsk for the USSR during the war.

For ship 1 the answer could be several ships, but I'll go with Gneisenau.

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