&sq=&lang=&file=File:%22Athenia%22_in_port_of_Saint_John_Harbor.jpg) TSS Athenia at the port of the Saint John Harbour
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| History | |
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  United Kingdom | |
| Name | Athenia |
| Namesake | Athena, the patron goddess of heroic endeavour |
| Owner | Donaldson Line |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Vickers. Sons & Maxim |
| Launched | 20 October 1903 |
| Sponsored by | Donaldson Bros. |
| Maiden voyage | 21 May 1904 |
| Out of service | 16 August 1917 |
| Refit | 1905 |
| Identification | UK official number 1119121 |
| Fate | Sunk by SM U-53, 16 August 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 478 ft |
| Beam | 56 ft |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
SS Athenia was the first Donaldson Line ship of that name to be torpedoed and sunk off Inishtrahull, by a German submarine (SM U-53) in 1917; the later SS Athenia, was similarly attacked in 1939.