RMS Andania (1913)
RMS Andania in Scott's Yard alongside HMS Ajax | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Andania |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Operator | 1914: Royal Navy |
| Port of registry | 1913: Liverpool |
| Builder | Scotts S&E, 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 | ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 13,405 GRT, 8,275 NRT |
| Length | 520.3 ft (158.6 m) |
| Beam | 64.0 ft (19.5 m) |
| Depth | 43.1 ft (13.1 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1,324 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity | passengers: 520 2nd class; 1,540 3rd class |
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RMS Andania was a Cunard ocean liner built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock. She was launched on 22 March 1913 and was completed on 13 July 1913.
In World War I Andania transported the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers to Cape Helles for the landing at Suvla Bay by the British IX Corps. The landing was part of the August Offensive during the Battle of Gallipoli.