Dana (1921)

Dana leaving Copenhagen 1928 for circumnavigation of the world
History
United Kingdom
NameHMT John Quilliam
OwnerBritish Admiralty
BuilderCochrane & Sons, Selby
Yard number801
Launched12 March 1917
Completed30 August 1917
Out of service1921
IdentificationCall sign: NCWR
NotesArmed with QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
Denmark
NameDana II
OwnerDanish Ministry of Fisheries
Port of registryCopenhagen
In service1921
Out of service1935
IdentificationCall sign: OXQC
FateSunk in collision
General characteristics
Class and typeconverted Mersey-class trawler
TypeSteam trawler
Tonnage354 GRT / 163 NRT
Length138.2 feet
Beam23.7 feet
Draught12.8 feet
Decks1
Propulsion500 hp triple expansion steam engine, Richardsons, Westgarth & Co.
Speed11 knots
Crew18

Dana was a Danish research vessel, best known for the circumnavigation of the world in the third Dana expedition 1928–1930. It sank in 1935 after a fishing vessel collided with it in fog.