RMS Andania (1913)
RMS Andania was a passenger-cargo ship built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock. She was launched on 22 March 1913 and was completed on 13 July 1913.
RMS Andania at Scott's Yard alongside HMS Ajax | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Andania |
| Owner | Cunard S.S.Co Ltd |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Greenock |
| Yard number | 446 |
| Launched | 22 March 1913 |
| Completed | 13 July 1913 |
| Maiden voyage | 14 July 1913 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 27 January 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 520.3 ft (158.6 m) |
| Beam | 64.0 ft (20 m) |
| Depth | 43.1 ft (13.1 m) |
| Installed power | 1,324 Nhp |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 520 second-class and 1,540 third-class passengers |
In World War I Andania was used to transport the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers to Cape Helles for the landings at Suvla. The landing at Suvla Bay by the British IX Corps was part of the August Offensive during the Battle of Gallipoli.
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