SS Ardena (1915)

History
Name	1915–1920: HMS Peony; 1920–1943: SS Ardena;
Operator	1915–1920: Royal Navy; 1920–1923: London and South Western Railway; 1923–1934: Southern Railway; 1934–1942: Navigation Constantine Toyias, Piraeus; 1942–1943: German Navy;
Port of registry
Builder	A McMillan & Son, Dumbarton
Yard number	462
Launched	25 August 1915
Fate	Mined and sunk 27 September 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,092 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	250.1 feet (76.2 m)
Beam	33.1 feet (10.1 m)

SS Ardena was a minesweeper and escort vessel built as an Azalea-class sloop minesweeper for the British Royal Navy with the name HMS Peony in 1915.

History

Name	1915–1920: HMS Peony 1920–1943: SS Ardena
Operator	1915–1920: Royal Navy 1920–1923: London and South Western Railway 1923–1934: Southern Railway 1934–1942: Navigation Constantine Toyias, Piraeus 1942–1943: German Navy
Port of registry
Builder	A McMillan & Son, Dumbarton
Yard number	462
Launched	25 August 1915
Fate	Mined and sunk 27 September 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,092 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	250.1 feet (76.2 m)
Beam	33.1 feet (10.1 m)