| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Armed Merchant Cruiser |
| Class | |
| Pennant | F 67 |
| Built by | Vickers Ltd. (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 4 Oct, 1921 |
| Commissioned | 5 Dec, 1939 |
| End service | 12 Nov, 1941 |
| Loss position | |
| History | built as Hobson´s Bay, 1936 renamed Esperance Bay. On 13 September 1939 the passenger ship Esperance Bay of the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 5 December 1939. Displacement: 14204 BRT Career: On 12 November 1941 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1945 returned to owner. 1955 scrapped. |
| Noteable events involving Esperance Bay include: 29 Jun, 1941 |