Cruiser Type: Armed Merchant

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Cruiser Type	Armed Merchant

Ships	60
First Laid Down YMD	1939 Oct 01
First Laid Down YMD	1939 Oct 01
3 Least First Laid Down Ship Class	HMS Armed Merchant Cruiser WW2
3 Greatest First Laid Down Ship Class	HMS Armed Merchant Cruiser WW2
Cruiser Unit	HIJMS Boston Maru \| HIJMS Kinryu Maru \| HIJMS Taifuku Maru \| HMAS Manoora \| HMAS Westralia \| HMCS Prince David \| HMCS Prince Henry \| HMCS Prince Robert \| HMNZS Monowai \| HMS Alaunia \| HMS Alcantara \| HMS Antenor \| HMS Arawa \| HMS Ascania \| HMS Asturias \| HMS Aurania \| HMS Ausonia \| HMS Bulolo \| HMS California \| HMS Canton \| HMS Carinthia \| HMS Carnarvon Castle \| HMS Carthage \| HMS Cathay \| HMS Cheshire \| HMS Chitral \| HMS Cilicia \| HMS Circassia \| HMS Corfu \| HMS Cormorin \| HMS Derbyshire \| HMS Donottar Castle \| HMS Dunvegan Castle \| HMS Esperance Bay \| HMS Forfar \| HMS Hector \| HMS Jervis Bay \| HMS Kanimbla \| HMS Laconia \| HMS Laurentic \| HMS Letitia \| HMS Macedonia \| HMS Maloja \| HMS Montclare \| HMS Mooltan \| HMS Moreton Bay \| HMS Otranto \| HMS Patroclus \| HMS Pretoria Castle \| HMS Queen Of Bermuda \| HMS Rajputana \| HMS Ranchi \| HMS Ranpura \| HMS Rawalpindi \| HMS Salopian \| HMS Scotstoun \| HMS Transylvania \| HMS Voltaire \| HMS Wolfe \| HMS Worcestershire

	Summary
	A merchant ship, usually a fast passenger ship, fitted with guns up to 6in to perform some cruiser functions.

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