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| Ship name                =*SS ''Canterbury'' (1900–26)
*SY ''Arpha'' (1926–38)
*SS ''Arpha'' (1938–39)
*HMS ''Arpha'' (1939–46)
*SS ''Coriano'' (1946–55)
| Ship owner               =*South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1901–22)
*Southern Railway (1923–26)
*W E Guinness (1926–38)
*Crete Shipping Co Ltd (1938)
*Sark Motorships Ltd (1938–39)
*Royal Navy (1939–46)
*W J Brown (1946)
*Shell Company of Venezuela (1946–47)
*Caribbean Petroleum Co (1947–49)
*Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co (1949–51)
*J M Perez Hernandez (1951–55)
| Ship operator            =*South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1901–22)
*Southern Railway (1923–26)
*W E Guinness (1926–38)
*Crete Shipping Co Ltd (1938)
*Sark Motorships Ltd (1938–39)
*Royal Navy (1939–46)
*Worms & Co (1946)
*Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1946–47)
*Caribbean Petroleum Co (1947–49)
*Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co (1949–51)
*J M Perez Hernandez (1951–55)
| Ship registry            =*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} London (1901–26)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Cowes (1926–38)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Guernsey (1938–39)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|naval}} Guernsey (1939–46)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} London (1946–47)
*{{Flagicon|Venezuela|1930}} Maracaibo (1947–55)
| Ship route               = Dover–Calais (1901–26)
| Ship ordered             =
| Ship builder             = W Denny, Dumbarton
| Ship original cost       =
| Ship yard number         = 640
| Ship way number          =
| Ship laid down           =
| Ship launched            = 6 December 1900
| Ship completed           = January 1901
| Ship christened          =
| Ship acquired            =
| Ship maiden voyage       =
| Ship in service          =
| Ship out of service      = October 1955
| Ship identification      =*UK [[official number]] 112803 (1900–39)
*[[code letters]] SDVR (1900–34)
*{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Victor}}{{ICS|Romeo}}
*[[Maritime call sign|call sign]] MFCF (1937–46)
*{{ICS|Mike}}{{ICS|Foxtrot}}{{ICS|Charlie}}{{ICS|Foxtrot}}
| Ship fate                = Scrapped 1955
| Ship notes               =
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| Ship type               =*Passenger ferry (1901–26)
*Steam yacht (1926–38)
*Passenger ferry (1938–39)
*Armed boarding vessel (1939–46)
*Passenger ferry (1946–55)
| Ship tonnage             =*{{GRT|561}} (1901–26), 602 (1926–55)
*{{NRT|225}} (1901–26), 233 (1926–55)
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| Ship depth               = {{cvt|14.2|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship decks               = 1
| Ship power               = 2 × triple expansion steam engines
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'''''Arpha''''' was a {{GRT|602|link=off}} passenger ferry built in 1900 as '''''Canterbury''''' for the [[South Eastern and Chatham Railway]]. She passed to the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] on [[Railways Act 1921|1 January 1923]]. She was sold to [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|W E Guinness]] in 1926 and renamed ''Arpha''. In 1938 she was sold to Sark Motorships Ltd, only to be requisitioned by the [[Royal Navy]] in 1939. Postwar, she was sold to Compania Shell de Venezuela and renamed '''''Coriano'''''. After a further change of ownership she was scrapped in 1955.

==Description==
The ship was built by [[William Denny and Brothers|W Denny & Bros]], [[Dumbarton]]. She was yard number 640 and was launched on 6 December 1900 with completion in January 1901.<ref name=Miramar>{{csr|register=MSI|id=1112803|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> As built, she had a GRT of 566 and a NRT of 144.<ref name=SBS>{{cite web |url= https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?&ref=15194 |title=Canterbury |work=Scottish Built Ships |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Research Trust |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> She was powered by two [[triple expansion steam engine]]s,<ref name=Miramar/> which had cylinders of 13½ inches (34&nbsp;cm), 20½ inches (52&nbsp;cm) and {{convert|31|in|cm}} bore by {{convert|21|in|cm}} stroke.<ref name=Arpha37>{{cite book |url= https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/37/37b0979.pdf |year=1937 |title=Lloyd's Register |volume=II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over |place=London |publisher=Lloyd's Register |via=[[Southampton City Council]] |at=Supplement: A |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> These could propel her at a speed of {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Miramar/> ''Arpha'' was {{convert|195.4|ft}} long, with a beam of {{convert|28.0|ft}} and a depth of {{convert|14.2|ft}}.<ref name=Arpha37/>

==History==
''Canterbury'' was built for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. She was used on their [[Dover]] - [[Calais]] route.<ref name=SandS>{{cite web|url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10282855&wwwflag=2&imagepos=58 |title='SS Canterbury', c 1923–1926. |publisher=Science & Society |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> Her port of registry was [[London]].<ref name=Miramar/> In 1926, ''Canterbury'' was sold to [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|W E Guinness]] and was rednamed ''Arpha''. She was converted to a [[steam yacht|yacht]],<ref name=SBS/> with a GRT of 602 and a NRT of 233.<ref name=Arpha37/> Her port of registry was changed to [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]].<ref name=SBS/> On 6 June 1930, she ran aground in [[Moon Sound]] ({{coord|58|47|N|23|23|E}}).<ref name=Times070630>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=7 June 1930 |page=22 |issue=45533 |column=F }}</ref> She was refloated on 10 June.<ref name=Times120630>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=12 June 1930 |page=25 |issue=45537 |column=C }}</ref> In 1938, Guinness sold her to the Crete Shipping Co Ltd, [[London]], who sold her to Sark Motorships Ltd later that year.<ref name=SBS/> Her port of registry was changed to [[Guernsey]].<ref name=Arpha37/>

In 1939, ''Arpha'' was requisitioned by the [[Royal Navy]]. She was used as an armed boarding vessel in the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Red Sea]] as part of the Contraband Control Service.<ref name=SBS/><ref name=Contra>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-15RNOverseas-Dominion.htm |last=Kindell |first=Don |title=Royal, Dominion and Indian Navy Ships, June 1940, Part 4 of 4 |publisher=Naval-History.net |access-date=6 January 2010}}</ref> For the duration of the [[Second World War|war]], ''Arpha'' was shown on [[Lloyd's Register]] as still in the ownership of Sark Motorships Ltd.<ref name=Arpha44>{{cite book |url= https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/44/44b0074.pdf |year=1944 |title=Lloyd's Register |volume=II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons. Trawlers, tugs, dredgers, etc. |place=London |publisher=Lloyd's Register |at=ARN–ART |via=Southampton City Council |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> In 1946, ''Arpha'' was sold to W J Brown. She was operated under the management of Worms & Co Ltd. Later that year she was sold to the Shell Co of Venezuela Ltd London, operating under the management of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.<ref name=SBS/> She was renamed ''Coriano''.<ref name=Miramar/> In 1947, she was sold to the Caribbean Petroleum Co, Venezuela. ''Coriano'' was sold in 1949 to the Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co, [[Maracaibo]]. She was used to carry passengers during the construction of a [[refinery]].<ref name=SBS/> In 1955, ''Coriano'' was sold to J M Perez Hernandez.<ref name=Miramar/> She was scrapped by North American Smelting Co, [[Bordentown, New Jersey]], arriving for scrapping on 28 October 1955.<ref name=SBS/>

==Identification==
Official numbers were a forerunner to [[IMO number]]s. ''Canterbury'' and ''Arpha'' had the United Kingdom [[official number]] 112803<ref name=Miramar/> ''Canterbury''{{'}}s [[code letters]] were SDVR.<ref>{{cite book |year=1914 |title=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |volume=I.–Steamers |place=London |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |via=[[Internet Archive]] |url= https://archive.org/details/HECROS1915ST/page/n190/mode/1up |at=CAN–CAP}}</ref> ''Arpha''{{'}}s [[Maritime call sign|call sign]] was MFCF.<ref name=Arpha37/>

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