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HMS Royalist (89)
Light cruiser of the Bellona class
HMS Royalist after completion in 1943
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Bellona |
| Pennant | 89 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 4 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Mar 1940 |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Royal New Zealand Navy on 9 July 1956. Returned to the Royal Navy in 1967. |
Commands listed for HMS Royalist (89)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Markham Henry Evelegh, RN | 25 May 1943 | 28 Jun 1944 |
| 2 | Capt. John Graham Hewitt, DSO, RN | 28 Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Capt. Wilfred Geoffrey Brittain, RN | Dec 1944 | late 1945 |
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