Allied Warships
HMS Alaunia (F 17)
Repair Ship
HMS Alaunia as seen after the conversion to a repair ship
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Repair Ship |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 17 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 7 Feb 1925 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | On 25 August 1939 the passenger ship Alaunia of the Cunard White Star Ltd., Liverpool was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. On 8 December 1944 she was sold to the Admiralty and converted to a repair ship. This conversion was completed in August 1945 and she was stationed at Devonport. Sold for scrap in September 1957 and scrapped at Blyth. |
Commands listed for HMS Alaunia (F 17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Herbert John Anchor, OBE, RNR | 17 Jul 1945 | Apr 1946 (1) |
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