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RMS Andania

RMS Andania
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameRMS AndaniaWikidata label
Ship typeocean liner, armed merchant cruiserWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth Atlantic OceanNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Position62.6000, -15.1500Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

RMS Andania was a British ocean liner launched in 1921. She was the first of six 14,000-ton A-class liners built for the Cunard Line in the early 1920s. The other ships were Antonia, Ausonia, Aurania, Ascania, and Alaunia.

Location

  • Recorded position: 62.6000, -15.1500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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