RMS Antonia

RMS Antonia and her sister ship Andania were the first two of the six 14,000 ton "A" ocean liners built for Cunard in the early 1920s.

The Antonia underway
History
United Kingdom
Name	RMS Antonia
Owner	Cunard Line
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Builder	Vickers Ltd, Barrow
Yard number	498
Launched	11 March 1921
Maiden voyage	15 June 1922
Fate	Broken up at Troon in Scotland in 1948.
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	13,867 GRT
Length	158.45 metres (519.8 ft)
Beam	19.90 metres (65.3 ft)
Installed power	Double reduction steam turbines 8,500 SHP
Propulsion	Twin Propellers
Speed	15 knots
Capacity	Passengers: 500 cabin class 1,200 3rd class
Crew	271

Antonia was built by Vickers Ltd., and launched in 1921. She made her maiden voyage from London to Montreal on 15 June 1922. She remained on Cunard's London-Canada service until 1928, when she joined Andania on the Cunard/Anchor/Donaldson joint service. Antonia, too, was requisitioned during World War II, and served as a troop transport and later as an armed merchant cruiser. She was purchased by the Admiralty as a repair ship in 1942, and renamed Wayland. She was scrapped in 1948.