RMS Antonia

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The Antonia underway
History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Antonia
OwnerCunard Line
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderVickers Ltd, Barrow
Yard number498
Launched11 March 1921
Maiden voyage15 June 1922
FateBroken up at Troon in Scotland in 1948.
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage13,867 GRT
Length158.45 metres (519.8 ft)
Beam19.90 metres (65.3 ft)
Installed power
  • Double reduction steam turbines
  • 8,500 SHP
PropulsionTwin Propellers
Speed15 knots
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 500 cabin class
  • 1,200 3rd class
Crew271

RMS Antonia and her sister ship

ocean liners built for Cunard
in the early 1920s.

Antonia was built by

armed merchant cruiser. She was purchased by the Admiralty as a repair ship
in 1942, and renamed Wayland. She was scrapped in 1948.

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