| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Fiji |
| Pennant | 58 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Mar, 1938 |
| Launched | 31 May, 1939 |
| Commissioned | 5 May, 1940 |
| Lost | 22 May, 1941 |
| Loss position | 34.35N, 23.10E (See a map) |
| History | During the Battle of Crete, HMS Fiji (Capt. Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop William-Powlett, RN) was sunk by German bombers about 45b nautical miles south-west of Crete in position 34º35'N, 23º10'E. She took 241 men to the bottom. 523 survivors were rescued by the destroyers HMS Kingston (Cdr. P. Sommerville, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, DSO, RN).
Commanding Officers: HMS Fiji was in dockyard control during repairs Capt. Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop William-Powlett, RN |
| Noteable events involving Fiji include: 1 Sep, 1940 |
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