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Ausonia anchored at Liverpool, November 1947
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RMS Ausonia |
Owner | Cunard Line |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Yard number | 970 |
Launched | 22 March 1921 |
Maiden voyage | 31 August 1922 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1965 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 13,912 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 538 ft (164 m) |
Beam | 65 ft 4 in (19.91 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 8,500 shp (6,338 kW), twin screws |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Capacity | 510 cabin class, 1,178 third class |
Crew | 270 |
RMS Ausonia, launched in 1921, was one of Cunard's six post-World War I "A-class" ocean liners for the Canadian service.