| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 82 |
| Built by | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 31 May 1938 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jan 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | On 22 September 1939 the passenger ship Bulolo of the Philip Burns & Co Ltd, Sydney NSW was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 4 January 1940. Displacement: 6267 BRT Career: On 25 March 1942 sold to the Admiralty and converted to an amphibious Headquarters ship. On 4 December 1946 returned to owner. |
Commands listed for HMS Bulolo (F 82)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Capt. (retired) Christopher Henry Petrie, RN | 27 Oct 1939 | 15 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. (retired) Richard Lloyd Hamer, RN | 15 Oct 1940 | 20 Dec 1943 |
| 3 | Capt. (retired) Edward Neville Kershaw, RN | 20 Dec 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 4 | Cdr. (retired) Edwin Bidder Clark, RN | mid 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Hambly, RN | Dec 1944 | 15 Apr 1945 |
| 6 | Cdr. Alaster Angus Martin, DSC, RD, RNR | 15 Apr 1945 | Dec 1945 |
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