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HMS Empire Arquebus (F 170)
Landing Ship Infantry of the Empire Battleaxe class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), A-25027
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 170 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Arquebus for the MoWT in January 1944. Converted to an LSI(L) in 1944 Renamed HMS Cicero in early 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Arquebus (F 170)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Cdr. (retired) Rupert Christopher Oswald Hill, RN | 28 Jul 1944 | 24 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | A/Capt. Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth, DSO, DSC, RN | 24 Feb 1945 | late 1945 |
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