&sq=&lang=&file=File:RMS_Ascania_2.jpg) Ascania at pier 90 in New York
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Ascania |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. |
| Yard number | 971 |
| Launched | 20 December 1923 |
| Christened | 21 April 1925 |
| Completed | 2 May 1925 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 May 1925 |
| Out of service | December 1956 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Newport Monmouthshire, by J Cashmore, January 1957. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 14,013 gross register tons |
| Length | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Beam | 65.3 ft (19.9 m) |
| Decks | 2 Decks and shelter deck, fcsle & bridge |
| Installed power | Geared turbine engines: 8,500 SHP (from builders) |
| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity | 500 cabin class, 1,200 3rd class passengers (as built) |
| Crew | 270 |
The RMS Ascania was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. She was launched on 20 December 1923 at the Armstrong Whitworth Shipbuilders Ltd yard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; the fifth of Cunard's six "A" class liners. Due to unforeseen cost overruns, the vessel was not completed until May 1925. Following service in a number of military roles during the Second World War, she was refitted and returned to civilian use in 1950, finally retiring in 1956.