| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 29 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 8 Oct 1930 |
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1939 |
| End service | Jun 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | On 17 September 1939 the passenger ship Worcestershire of the Bibby Brothers & Co, Liverpool was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 21 November 1939. Displacement: 11402 BRT Career: In June 1943 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In October 1947 returned to owner. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Worcestershire |
Commands listed for HMS Worcestershire (F 29)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. (retired) Frederic Archibald Hunter Russel, RN | 10 Oct 1939 | 7 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | A/Capt. John Creswell, RN | 7 Oct 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 3 | A/Cdr. (retired) John Corbett Knight Woodall, RN | mid 1941 | 2 Jul 1941 |
| 4 | A/Capt. (retired) Edmund Hugh Hopkinson, RN | 2 Jul 1941 |
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Noteable events involving Worcestershire include:
3 Apr 1941
HMS Worcestershire (Capt. J. Cresswell, RN) was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-74 south-west of Iceland in position 58º19'N, 27º25'W while escoring convoy SC-26. Worcestershire was under repair until mid-July 1941. (see map)