RMS Andania was a Cunard ocean liner constructed by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock, launched on 22 March 1913 and completed by 13 July 1913. She measured approximately 520.3 feet (158.6 meters) in length, with a beam of 64.0 feet (19.5 meters) and a depth of 43.1 feet (13.1 meters). Her tonnage was 13,405 GRT (gross register tons) and 8,275 NRT (net register tons). The vessel featured a steel hull, twin funnels, and two masts, with twin screw propulsion powered by quadruple-expansion engines rated at 1,324 NHP, allowing her to reach a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h). She could accommodate 520 second-class and 1,540 third-class passengers, with her design including updated four to six-berth cabins replacing older dormitories. Andania’s maiden voyage commenced on 14 July 1913 from Liverpool, calling at Southampton en route to Quebec and Montreal. Her early career was as a transatlantic passenger liner, but with the outbreak of World War I, she was requisitioned as a troopship in August 1914. During the war, she transported Canadian troops and served as a detention vessel for German prisoners in the Thames. Notably, from February 1915, she participated in the Gallipoli campaign, transporting the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Royal Dublin Fusiliers to Cape Helles for the landings at Suvla Bay. She also ferried troops to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal and supported the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force until March 1916. After returning to commercial service in 1917, Andania resumed her transatlantic route between Liverpool and New York. Her service was interrupted during World War I when, on 27 January 1918, she was torpedoed amidships by German U-boat U-46, captained by Leo Hillebrand, two miles north-northeast of Rathlin Island. She listed and sank after several hours, with the loss of seven crew members, though all passengers were saved. The wreck rests at a depth of approximately 175 to 189 meters off the coast of County Antrim. The RMS Andania’s service history reflects both her role as a key passenger liner and her significant contribution to wartime operations.

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