HMT Ascania
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMHS Ascania |
| Owner | Cunard Steamship Co, Ltd |
| Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 869 |
| Launched | 4 Mar 1911 |
| Completed | May 1911 |
| In service | 1911 |
| Out of service | 13 Jun 1918 |
| Fate | wrecked by running aground |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / refrigerated cargo |
| Tonnage | 9,121 tons |
| Length | 142.04m |
| Beam | 17.1m |
| Depth | 8.96m |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity | 200 x 2nd and 1500 x 3rd Class passengers |
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Remarks
Launched as the Gerona for the Cairn Line, but operated by the Cunard Steamship Co, Liverpool as SS Ascania.
Wrecked 20 miles (33kms) east of Cape Ray, Newfoundland while on a journey from Liverpool to Montreal in ballast on 13 Jun 1918.
Soldiers carried
Mudros to Alexandria 7 - 11 August 1915
Mudross to Alexandria 26 - 29 December 1915
- William Hart Post WW1 men