RMS ''Andania'' was a

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built by

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. She was launched on 22 March 1913 and was completed on 13 July 1913. In

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''Andania'' was used to transport the

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and

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for the landings at

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. The

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by the British IX Corps was part of the August Offensive during the Battle of Gallipoli.

Description

''Andania'' measured 13,405 gross register tons. She was and had twin funnels and masts. The hull was made of steel and the vessel was propelled by a twin propeller configuration, powered by eight quadruple-expansion engines creating a service speed of 15 knots. The ship could accommodate 520 second-class and 1,540 third-class passengers. Her sister ships were the and which were almost identical and "cater(ed) only for second and third class passengers. The old-style third class dormitories were replaced by four or six-berth cabins."

History

The ''Andania'' made its maiden voyage on 14 July 1913 from Liverpool via Southampton to Quebec and Montreal. In August 1914 it was requisitioned as a troopship and made several trips carrying Canadian troops. For a few weeks in 1915 the ''Andania'' was used to accommodate German POWs in the Thames. In the summer of 1915 it was used in the

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campaign when she was used to transport the

and

for the landings at

. In late December 1915, she transported the 13th and 14th

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(

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) from Plymouth to

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in Egypt, for the defence of the

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. After transporting more Canadian troops in 1916, it returned to passenger service in 1917 on the Liverpool-New York route. The ''Andania'' left Liverpool on 26 January 1918 with 40 passengers and a crew of around 200. It was part of a convoy of seven ships. On 27 January the ship was hit amidships by a torpedo from German submarine captained by Leo Hillebrand two miles north-northeast of

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(County Antrim). The ship immediately took a list to starboard and began to sink. Attempts were made to tow the ship but it sank after a few hours. The passengers were saved, but ''Andanias sinking killed seven crew members. The wreck is lying at a depth of between 175 and 189 metres.

Footnotes

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