S.S. Ausonia (2), Cunard Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1921 at Walker-on-Tyne, England by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. 13,912 gross 520ft x 65.3ft Cunard Line

Ausonia (2), Cunard Line steamship
Ausonia (2), Cunard Line steamship
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The Ausonia (2) was built in 1921 by Armstrong Whitworth & Co in Newcastle, as the third of Cunard's six post-World War I "A Liners". She was the sister ship of the S/S Andania (2), S/S Antonia and S/S Aurania (3). On August 31, 1922, she departed on her maiden voyage, Liverpool - Montreal. In 1927 she was refitted for the new cabin-, tourist- and third-class configuration. In 1939 the Ausonia was requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser, and in 1942 she was purchased by the Navy and then converted into a heavy repair ship. In 1965 she was scrapped in Spain.

Ausonia (2), Cunard Line steamship
Picture of the S/S Ausonia (2)
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Chronological History

Year Event
1922 Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal

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