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Ship – RMS Ascania
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Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Harold Charles | 47013 | France |   | U.S.A. | 15th January 1937 | 27th January 1937 | RMS Ascania |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle, England.
Tonnage: 14,013.
Dimensions: 520′ x 65′ (538′ o.l.).
Twin-screw, 15 knots.
Four steam turbines.
Two masts and one funnel.
Launched, December 20, 1923.
Passengers: 500 cabin, 1,200 third class.
Accommodation later was changed to 198 first class and 498 tourist.
Maiden voyage: London-Southampton-Quebec-Montreal, May 22, 1925.
Taken over by British Government for war service in 1939.
Resumed regular service in December 1947.
Broken up for scrap at Newport, Mon., 1957.
Sister ships: Alaunia and Aurania.
Similar to Andania, Antonia and Ausonia.