HMS Hilary explained

HMS Hilary may refer to one of the following Royal Navy ships, both of which were Booth Steamship Company passenger liners requisitioned by the Royal Navy:

• , a converted to an armed merchant cruiser during World War I and sunk by the German submarine on 25 May 1917.^[1]
• , requisitioned during World War II for use as a boarding vessel. Returned to merchant service only to be recommissioned again as an infantry landing ship/headquarters ship and used in the Sicily and Normandy landings.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Booth Line's R.M.S. "Hilary" 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030311005539/http://www.bluestarline.org/booth/hilary2.html. dead. 2003-03-11. Blue Star Line on the web . 2008-09-13 .
2. Web site: Ships Description - H . The Ships List . 2008-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915194221/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsH.html . 2008-09-15 .