119959: RMS/HMS Ascania (147307)
The Royal Mail ship Ascania was built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1925 for the Cunard Line. The Passenger Liner was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1939, converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser and renamed HMS Ascania.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Type Of Boat:
- Passenger Liner; Armed Merchant Cruiser
- Registration:
- 147307
- Date Launched:
- 20 Dec 1923
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP