| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Ocean boarding vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Mar 1924 |
| Commissioned | 15 Oct 1940 |
| End service | Jul 1942 |
| History | Passenger/cargo (ref.) vessel completed in May 1924. Requisitioned by the Admiralty on 6 August 1940. Displacement: 6908 GRT. Dimensions: 129.6 x 16.5. Armament: 2 6" guns (2x1), 1 12pdr AA gun, 2 2pdr AA (2x1) Speed: 14.5 knots. Returned to her owner in July 1942. Then served with Ministry of War Transport until 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Cavina
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Newell Herbert Gale, RD, RNR | 13 Aug 1940 | 25 Jan 1941 |
| 2 | Cdr. Charles Beresford Osborne, RD, RNR | 25 Jan 1941 | mid 1942 |
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