æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, ðə sˈɛdɹɪk wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ʃˈɪps wˌɪtʃ wɜː kwˈɪkli ɹˌɛkwɪsˈɪʃənd ænd kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɔːksˈɪliəɹi kɹˈuːzɚz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð kˈɛltɪk,  ænd .
At the start of the World War I, the Cedric was one of the ships which were quickly requisitioned and converted into auxiliary cruisers, along with Celtic,  and .