| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Dido |
| Pennant | 31 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 20 Mar 1937 |
| Laid down | 30 Aug 1937 |
| Launched | 19 Apr 1939 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1940 |
| Lost | 31 Mar 1941 |
| Loss position | 33.20N, 26.35E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Bonaventure (Capt. Henry Jack Egerton, RN) was torpedoed and sunk, while escorting convoy GA-8 from Greece to Alexandria, by the Italian submarine Ambra about 100 nautical miles south-south-east of Crete in position 33º20'N, 26º35'E. There were 310 survivors. |
Commands listed for HMS Bonaventure (31)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Henry Jack Egerton, RN | 29 Mar 1940 | 31 Mar 1941 |
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Noteable events involving Bonaventure include:
28 Dec 1940
HMS Bonaventure (Capt. H.J. Egerton, RN) intercepts the German passenger/cargo ship Baden (8204 GRT) about 325 nautical miles north-east Ponta Delgada, Azores in position 43º00'N, 23º50'W. The German ship was en route from Tenerife to France. A capture was not possible due to the bad weather so Bonaventure had to sink the German ship with a torpedo. (see map)