RMS Andania (1921)
The British ocean liner RMS Andania of the Cunard Line
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Andania |
Owner | Cunard Line |
Operator | Cunard Line |
Builder | |
Launched | 1 November 1921[1] |
Sponsored by | Lady Perley[2] |
Maiden voyage | 1 June 1922[1] |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 15–16 June 1940 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | A-class ocean liner |
Tonnage | 13,950 GRT |
Length | 158.55 m (520 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 19.90 m (65 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | Double reduction steam turbines, 2 shafts |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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RMS Andania was a British ocean liner launched in 1921. She was the first of six 14,000-ton A-class liners built for the Cunard Line in the early 1920s.[3] The other ships were Antonia, Ausonia, Aurania, Ascania, and Alaunia.
Construction
The ship was constructed in
Use during World War II
At the start of
Fate
At 23:30 on 15 June 1940, HMS Andania was hit by a torpedo fired by the German submarine UA 70 miles (110 km) south of Reykjavík, Iceland. Three more torpedoes fired by UA missed. Andania stayed afloat for several hours but was too damaged to be saved. She sank early on 16 June. While other ships of the Northern Patrol were in the vicinity – HMS Derbyshire was actually within visual range – they had strict orders not to risk rescue when a submarine was suspected nearby. However, the entire crew on the Andania was rescued by the Icelandic fishing vessel Skallagrimur.[5][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e cunard 2012
- British Pathé. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ a b "R.M.S. Andania (II)". greatships.net. 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Andania-II Independent website - Retrieved on 2007-07-25
- ^ a b Hampshire 1980, p. 185-189.
- ^ Hampshire 1980, p. 114.
Bibliography
- Hampshire, A. Cecil (1980). The Blockaders. London: William Kimber. ISBN 0-7183-0227-3.
- Osborne, Richard; Spong, Harry & Grover, Tom (2007). Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878–1945. Windsor, UK: World Warship Society. ISBN 978-0-9543310-8-5.
- "Andania II". cunard.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
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