| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Fiji |
| Pennant | 30 |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 1 Mar 1939 |
| Laid down | 27 Apr 1939 |
| Launched | 30 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 Jul 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Ceylon was sold to the Peruvian Navy on 9 February 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Ceylon (30)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes, RN | 28 Apr 1943 | 1 May 1945 |
| 2 | Capt. Kenneth Lanyon Harkness, DSC, RN | 1 May 1945 | ca.Nov 45 |
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