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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Transylvania |
| Namesake | Transylvania |
| Owner | Anchor Line |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow |
| Launched | 11 March 1925 |
| In service | September 1925 |
| Out of service | August 1939 |
| Fate | Acquired by the Royal Navy |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Transylvania |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | August 1939 |
| Commissioned | 5 October 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F56 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 10 August 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Tonnage | 16,923 GRT |
| Length | 552 ft (168 m) |
| Beam | 70.2 ft (21.4 m) |
| Propulsion | twin steam turbine engines |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Armament |
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RMS Transylvania was a British ocean liner. She was launched on 11 March 1925 for the Anchor Line and was the sister ship to the SS California and RMS Caledonia. She was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, pennant F56 during World War II. On 10 August 1940, HMS Transylvania was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-56.[1]
- ^ "Transylvania (2), Anchor Line". Norway Heritage.