The Antonia underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | RMSAntonia |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | United Kingdom |
| Builder | Vickers Ltd, Barrow |
| Yard number | 498 |
| Launched | 11 March 1921 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 June 1922 |
| Fate | Broken up at Troon in Scotland in 1948. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 13,867 GRT |
| Length | 158.45 metres (519.8 ft) |
| Beam | 19.90 metres (65.3 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Twin Propellers |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 271 |
RMSAntonia and her sister shipAndania were the first two of the six 14,000 ton "A"ocean liners built forCunard in the early 1920s.
Antonia was built byVickers Ltd., and launched in 1921. She made her maiden voyage from London to Montreal on 15 June 1922. She remained on Cunard's London-Canada service until 1928, when she joinedAndania on the Cunard/Anchor/Donaldson joint service.Antonia, too, was requisitioned during World War II, and served as a troop transport and later as anarmed merchant cruiser. She was purchased by the Admiralty as arepair ship in 1942, and renamedWayland. She was scrapped in 1948.
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