RMS Andania (1921)

The British ocean liner RMS Andania of the Cunard Line
History
United Kingdom
Name	Andania
Owner	Cunard Line
Operator	Cunard Line
Builder	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn[1]
Launched	1 November 1921[1]
Sponsored by	Lady Perley[2]
Maiden voyage	1 June 1922[1]
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 15–16 June 1940
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	A-class ocean liner
Tonnage	13,950 GRT
Length	158.55 m (520 ft 2 in)
Beam	19.90 m (65 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Double reduction steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	1,700 passengers: 500 cabin class, 1,200 3rd class
Armament	As armed merchant cruiser: 8 × 6 in (152 mm) guns 2 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns several machine guns depth charges

RMS Andania was a British ocean liner launched in 1921. She was the first of six 14,000-ton A-class liners built for the Cunard Line in the early 1920s.^[3] The other ships were Antonia, Ausonia, Aurania, Ascania, and Alaunia.