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R.M.S. Andania (II) (368 words) |
 | Andania and Antonia were the first two of the six 14,000 ton "A" liners built for Cunard in the early 1920's. |
| Built by Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Andania was launched in 1921 and made her maiden voyage from London to Montreal on 1 June 1922. |
| Requisitioned for service as an armed merchant cruiser in 1939, Andania was torpedoed and sunk off Iceland by German submarine UA on 16 June 1940; she remained afloat long enough for all aboard to be rescued. |
| Andania (632 words) |
| On 13 August, 1917 the Andania was docked at pier 54 in Hoboken, New Jersey. |
| She embarked the 6th Provisional Regiment, CAC which consisted of 108 officers and 1,745 enlisted men and at 3 P.M. sailed past the Statue of Liberty on her way to the War Zone. |
| The Andania (I) Cunard, made her maiden voyage in July 1913, HMS Ajax was laid down on 22 February 1911 and launched on 21 March 1911, and completed on 31 October 1913 at the Scotts Yard. |
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