| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 16 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1924 |
| Commissioned | 6 Nov 1939 |
| End service | 7 Jun 1941 |
| Loss position | |
| History | On 9 September 1939 the passenger ship Letitia of the Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 6 November 1939. Displacement: 13475 BRT Career: On 7 June 1941 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1944 transferred to Canada and converted to a hospital ship. 1949 returned to owner and scrapped about 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Letitia (F 16)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) William Reynard Richardson, RN | 23 Sep 1939 | 24 Aug 1940 |
| 2 | A/Capt. Edward Henry Longsdon, RN | 24 Aug 1940 | ca. mid 41 |
| 3 | A/Cdr. (retired) John Randolph James, RN | ca. mid 41 |
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