History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name |
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Operator |
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Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow |
Launched | 21 April 1925 |
Acquired | August 1939 by the Royal Navy |
In service | 1925 |
Out of service | August 1939 |
Fate | Sunk, 13 June 1940 |
General characteristics | |
Type | |
Tonnage | 17,046 GRT |
Length | 552 ft (168 m) |
Beam | 70.2 ft (21.4 m) |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
Complement | 352 |
Armament |
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RMS Caledonia was a British ocean liner built by Alexander Stephen and Sons for the Anchor Line which was converted into an armed merchant cruiser during World War II.[1]