Andania (2), Cunard Line steamship
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The Andania (2) was built in 1922 by Hawthorn Leslie, and was to meet the same destiny as her predecessor. On June 16th, 1940 she was torpedoed by a German submarine off Iceland. Her turbine engines delivered 1,660 nominal horsepower, giving the ship a service speed of 15 knots. She was the sister ship of the
S/S Antonia,
S/S Ausonia (2) and
S/S Aurania (3).
Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1921 |
Nov. 1, launched |
| 1922 |
June 1, maiden voyage London-Southampton-Quebec-Montreal |
| 1922 |
1 voyage Liverpool-New York |
| 1923 |
1 voyage Liverpool-New York |
| 1923 |
2 voyages Hamburg-New York |
| 1923 |
3 voyages Liverpool-Boston |
| 1924 |
3 voyages Cherbourg-Plymouth-London-Hamburg-New York |
| 1925 |
Hamburg-Southampton-New York route |
| 1925 |
10 voyages Cherbourg-New York |
| 1926 |
1 voyage Plymouth-Havre-London-New York |
| 1926 |
9 voyages Cherbourg-Plymouth-London-Hamburg-New York |
| 1927 |
1 voyage Southampton-Cherbourg-Halifax-Havre-New York |
| 1927 |
2 voyages Liverpool-Queenstown-New York |
| 1939 |
Armed merchant cruiser |
| 1940 |
June 16, torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UA near Iceland, no lives lost |
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