Antonia, 1921

Item

Identifier: imm-0018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.

Dates

Creation: 1921

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: Cunard Line

Builder and location: Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England

Tonnage and dimensions: 13,867 tons; 519' x 65'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 15 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: Cabin: 500; 3rd class:1,200

Routes: (London)-Southampton-Quebec-Montreal; Liverpool-Greenock-Belfast-Quebec-Montreal

History: Armed as merchant cruiser at beginning of WWII. October 21, 1940 sailed Liverpool-Ireland as troop transport. Sold 1942 to British Admiralty, became WAYLAND (repair ship). Scrapped 1948.

Legacy record identifier: Antonia1921