S.S. Alaunia (2), Cunard Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1925 at Glasgow by John Brown & Co. Ltd. 14,040 gross 519.6ft x 65.2ft Cunard Line
Alaunia (2), Cunard Line steamship
Picture of the S/S Alaunia (2)
built 1925, from an old postcard
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Chronological History

Year Event
1925 Feb. 7, launched as the second ship by this name owned by the Cunard Line. There was accommodation for 500 cabin passengers, and 1200 3rd class passengers.
1925 July 24, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1939 Requisitioned for service as an armed merchant cruiser
1940 Sold and became a fleet repair ship
1957 Scrapped at Blyth

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