| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 25 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Jan 1926 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1939 |
| End service | 29 Nov 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | On 8 September 1939 the passenger ship Carnarvon Castle of the Union-Castle Mail SS Co Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 9 October 1939. Displacement: 20122 BRT Career: On 29 November 1943 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In March 1947 returned to owner. 1962 scrapped. |
Commands listed for HMS Carnarvon Castle (F 25)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) George Bridges Lewis, RN | 30 Aug 1939 | 19 May 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. Martin John Coucher de Meric, RN | 19 May 1940 | 30 May 1940 |
| 3 | Capt. (retired) Henry Noel Marryat Hardy, DSO, RN | 30 May 1940 | 10 Apr 1942 |
| 4 | Capt. (retired) Edward Wollaston Kitson, RN | 10 Apr 1942 |
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Noteable events involving Carnarvon Castle include:
1 Dec 1940
HMS Carnavon Castle (Capt. H.V.M. Hardy, DSO, RN) had a gun duel with the German auxiliary cruiser Schiff 10 / Thor (Kpt.z.S. Kähler) south-east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in position 30º52'S, 42º53'W and was badly damaged, while the German ship escaped. (see map)