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.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see RMS Andania.

RMS Andania at Scott's Yard alongside HMS Ajax
History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Andania
OwnerCunard S.S.Co Ltd
Port of registryLiverpool
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Greenock
Yard number446
Launched22 March 1913
Completed13 July 1913
Maiden voyage14 July 1913
Identification
FateSunk by torpedo, 27 January 1918
General characteristics
TypePassenger-cargo ship
Tonnage
Length520.3 ft (158.6 m)
Beam64.0 ft (20 m)
Depth43.1 ft (13.1 m)
Installed power1,324 Nhp
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity520 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.

Description

Andania measured 13,405 gross register tons. She was 158.58 by 19.50 meters (520.3 ft × 64.0 ft) and had twin funnels and masts.[2] The hull was made of steel and the vessel was propelled by a twin propeller configuration, powered by eight quadruple-expansion engines creating a service speed of 15 knots.[2] The ship could accommodate 520 second-class and 1,540 third-class passengers.[2] Her sister ships were the Alaunia and Aurania which were almost identical and "cater(ed) only for second and third class passengers. The old-style third class dormitories were replaced by four or six-berth cabins."[2]

History

The Andania made its maiden voyage on 14 July 1913 from Liverpool via Southampton to Quebec and Montreal. In August 1914 it was requisitioned as a troopship and made several trips carrying Canadian troops. For a few weeks in 1915 the Andania was used to accommodate German POWs in the Thames. In the summer of 1915 it was used in the Gallipoli campaign when she was used to transport the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers to Cape Helles for the landings at Suvla.[3] In late December 1915, she transported the 13th and 14th York and Lancaster Regiment (Barnsley Pals) from Plymouth to Port Said in Egypt, for the defence of the Suez Canal.[4]

After transporting more Canadian troops in 1916, it returned to passenger service in 1917 on the Liverpool-New York route. The Andania left Liverpool on 26 January 1918 with 40 passengers and a crew of around 200. It was part of a convoy of seven ships.[5] On 27 January the ship was hit amidships by a torpedo from German submarine U-46 captained by Leo Hillebrand two miles north-northeast of Rathlin East (Altacarry Head) lighthouse on Rathlin Island (County Antrim).[6] The ship immediately took a list to starboard and began to sink. Attempts were made to tow the ship but it sank after a few hours.[7] The passengers were saved, but Andania's sinking killed seven crew members.[2] The wreck is lying at a depth of between 175 and 189 metres.[8]

Footnotes
  1. "Search results for "1135481"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. "Andania I". Cunard Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. "Old Sedbergian Club web-site - accessed 10 November 09". Osclub.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. Cooksey, Jon (15 July 2008). "Chapter Six - Poachers' Rest". Barnsley Pals: The 13th & 14th Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1473891982.
  5. "Los Angeles Herald". 13 February 1918. Retrieved 31 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Andania". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  7. "LANDS 107 SURVIVORS OF STEAMER ANDANIA - No Lives Lost When Cunarder Was Sunk by U-Boat About Eleven Days Ago. 714 NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK. 53 Others Posted as Missing Since the War Began. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. 14 February 1918. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  8. "Wreck Site -accessed 10 November 2009". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 17 April 2012.

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