| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 54 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Oct 1937 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1939 |
| End service | 16 Feb 1944 |
| History | On 31 August 1939 the passenger ship Cilicia of the Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd, Glasgow was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 9 October 1939. Displacement: 11136 BRT Career: On 16 February 1944 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1946 returned to owner. |
Commands listed for HMS Cilicia (F 54)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Godfrey Herbert, DSO, RN | 2 Sep 1939 | 15 Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. (retired) Vincent Byrne Cardwell, OBE, RN | 15 Mar 1940 | 14 Jun 1942 |
| 3 | A/Capt. John Mortimer Scott, RN | 14 Jun 1942 | Jan 1944 |
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