SS Athenia (1903)
British passenger liner sunk in WWI / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ship built in 1903 and sunk in 1917. For the ship built in 1923 and sunk in 1939, see SS Athenia (1922).
SS Athenia was the first Donaldson Line ship of that name to be torpedoed and sunk off Inishtrahull, by a German submarine (SM U-53) in 1917; the later SS Athenia, was similarly attacked in 1939.
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TSS Athenia at the port of the Saint John Harbour | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Athenia |
Namesake | Athena, the patron goddess of heroic endeavour |
Owner | Donaldson Line |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Vickers. Sons & Maxim |
Launched | 20 October 1903 |
Sponsored by | Donaldson Bros. |
Maiden voyage | 21 May 1904 |
Out of service | 16 August 1917 |
Refit | 1905 |
Identification | UK official number 1119121 |
Fate | Sunk by SM U-53, 16 August 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 478 ft |
Beam | 56 ft |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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