| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 57 |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1925 |
| Commissioned | 4 Oct 1939 |
| End service | Dec 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | In August 1939 the passenger ship Chitral of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 4 October 1939. Displacement: 15346 BRT Career: In December 1943 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1948 returned to owner. |
Commands listed for HMS Chitral (F 57)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) Alfred Geoffrey Peace, DSO, RN | 18 Oct 1939 | 20 Jan 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. (retired) Guy Hamilton, RN | 20 Jan 1940 | 2 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | A/Capt. (retired) Gerald William Hoare-Smith, RN | 2 Dec 1941 |
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Noteable events involving Chitral include:
20 Nov 1939
The German merchant Bertha Fisser (4110 GRT) is intercepted of the south-east coast of Iceland in position 64º10N, 15º14W by the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Chitral (Capt. G. Hamilton, (retired), RN). However before the German ship can be captured she is scuttled by her own crew. (see map)