Captured by the British in the Strait of Gibraltar in 1941, she served as a hospital ship but was severely damaged by the explosion of Fort Stikine at Bombay, India on 14 April 1944.

[2] Six steam turbines of 966NHP drove twin screw propellers via double reduction gearing.

[1] Chantilly was built by Ateliers & Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France.

[1] On 28 September 1924, Chantilly arrived at Hong Kong carrying eighteen Breguet biplane aircraft.

Chantilly again sailed the Mediterranean and also visited ports in north west Africa.

There was a lot of anti-British feeling aboard and as most of the French officers carried their sidearms a slight resistance was shown.

She was placed under the ownership of the British Ministry of War Transport and was managed by the British-India Steam Navigation Company.

[2] Chantilly departed from Gibraltar on 25 March as a member of Convoy HG 57, which arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 11 April.

She sailed four days later for Saint Helena and Pernambuco, Brazil, where she arrived on 23 December.

[5] She was a member of Convoy HX 228, which sailed from New York on 28 February and arrived at Liverpool on 15 March.

[11] She was carrying 810 troops bound for Algiers,[10] which was reached as a member of Convoy KMS 33.

She spent the next three months in Mediterranean and north west African waters, departing from Naples, Italy, on 26 October under escort for Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 9 November.

She departed under escort on 23 November for an undisclosed location, returning to Southampton on 4 February 1945.

[5] She returned to Bombay in March 1945, sailing back to the Mediterranean and north west Africa.