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Name	list error: <br /> list (help); SS Canterbury (1900-26); SY Arpha (1926-38); SS Arpha (1938-39); HMS Arpha (1939-46); SS Coriano (1946-55)
Owner	list error: <br /> list (help); South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1901-22); Southern Railway (1923-26); W E Guinness (1926-38); Crete Shipping Co Ltd (1938); Sark Motorships Ltd (1938-39); Royal Navy (1939-46); W J Brown (1946); Shell Company of Venezuela (1946-47); Caribbean Petroleum Co (1947-49); Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co (1949-51); J M Perez Hernandez (1951-55)
Operator	list error: <br /> list (help); South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1901-22); Southern Railway (1923-26); W E Guinness (1926-38); Crete Shipping Co Ltd (1938); Sark Motorships Ltd (1938-39); Royal Navy (1939-46); Worms & Co (1946); Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd (1946-47); Caribbean Petroleum Co (1947-49); Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co (1949-51); J M Perez Hernandez (1951-55)
Port of registry	list error: <br /> list (help); London (1901-26); Cowes (1926-38); Guernsey (1938-39); Guernsey (1939-46); London (1946-47); Maracaibo (1947-55)
Builder	W Denny, Dumbarton
Yard number	640
Launched	6 December 1900
Completed	January 1901
Out of service	October 1955
Identification	list error: <br /> list (help); UK Official Number 112803 (1900-39); Code Letters MFCF (1937-46);
Fate	Scrapped 1955
General characteristics
Class and type	list error: <br /> list (help); Passenger ferry (1901-26); Steam yacht (1926-38); Passenger ferry (1938-39); Armed boarding vessel (1939-46); Passenger ferry (1946-55)
Tonnage	list error: <br /> list (help); 566 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) (1901-26), 602 (1926-55); 144 NRT (1901-26), 233 (1926-55)
Length	195 feet 4 inches (59.54 m)
Beam	28 feet (8.53 m)
Depth	14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m) (1926-55)
Installed power	2 x triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Twin screws
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)

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Arpha was a 602 GRT passenger ferry built in 1900 as Canterbury for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. She passed to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923. She was sold to W E Guinness in 1926 and renamed Arpha. In 1938 she was sold to Sark Motorships Ltd, only to be requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939. Postwar, she was sold to Compania Shell de Venezuela and renamed Coriano. After a further change of ownership she was scrapped in 1955.

Description

The ship was built by W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton. She was yard number 640 and was launched on 6 December 1900 with completion in January 1901.^[1] As built, she had a GRT of 566 and a NRT of 144.^[2] She was powered by two triple expansion steam engines,^[1] which had cylinders of 13½ inches (34 cm), 20½ inches (52 cm) and 31 inches (79 cm) bore by 21 inches (53 cm) stroke.^[3] These could propel her at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).^[1] After conversion, Arpha was 195 feet 4 inches (59.54 m) long, with a beam of 28 feet (8.53 m) and a depth of 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m).^[3]

History

Canterbury was built for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. She was used on their Dover - Calais route.^[4] Her port of registry was London.^[1] In 1926, Canterbury was sold to W E Guinness and was rednamed Arpha. She was converted to a yacht,^[2] with a GRT of 602 and a NRT of 233.^[3] Her port of registry was changed to Cowes, Isle of Wight. In 1938, Guinness sold her to the Crete Shipping Co Ltd, London, who sold her to Sark Motorships Ltd later that year.^[2]. Her port of registry was changed to Guernsey.^[3]

In 1939, Arpha was requisitioned by the Royal Navy. She was used as an armed boarding vessel in the Mediterranean and Red Sea as part of the Contraband Control Service.^[2]^[5] For the duration of the war, Arpha was shown on Lloyd's Register as still in the ownership of Sark Motorships Ltd.^[6] In 1946, Arpha was sold to W J Brown. She was operated under the management of Worms & Co Ltd. Later that year she was sold to the Shell Co of Venezuela Ltd London, operating under the management of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.^[2] She was renamed Coriano.^[1] In 1947, she was sold to the Caribbean Petroleum Co, Venezuela. Coriano was sold in 1949 to the Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co, Maracaibo. She was used to carry passengers during the construction of a refinery.^[2] In 1955, Coriano was sold to J M Perez Hernandez.^[1] She was scrapped by North American Smelting Co, Bordentown, New Jersey, arriving for scrapping on 28 October 1955.^[2]

Official Number and Code Letters

Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Canterbury and Arpha had the United Kingdom Official Number 112803^[1] Arpha used the Code Letters MFCF.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g |register={{{register}}} is not a valid registry name (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Launched 1900: ss CANTERBURY". Clydesite. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
^ "'SS Canterbury', c 1923-1926". Science & Society. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
^ "ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, JUNE 1940, Part 4 of 4". Naval History. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[Miramar-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g |register={{{register}}} is not a valid registry name (help)

[Clyde-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Launched 1900: ss CANTERBURY". Clydesite. Retrieved 3 January 2009.

[Arpha37-3] "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[SandS-4] "'SS Canterbury', c 1923-1926". Science & Society. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[Contra-5] "ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, JUNE 1940, Part 4 of 4". Naval History. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

[Arpha44-6] "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

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 ''Canterbury'' was built for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. She was used on their [[Dover]] - [[Calais]] route.<ref name=SandS>{{cite web|url=http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10282855&wwwflag=2&imagepos=58 |title=‘SS Canterbury’, c 1923-1926. |publisher=Science & Society |accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> Her port of registry was [[London]].<ref name=Miramar/> In 1926, ''Canterbury'' was sold to [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|W E Guinness]] and was rednamed ''Arpha''. She was converted to a [[steam yacht|yacht]],<ref name=Clyde/> with a GRT of 602 and a NRT of 233.<ref name=Arpha37/> Her port of registry was changed to [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]]. In 1938, Guinness sold her to the Crete Shipping Co Ltd, [[London]], who sold her to Sark Motorships Ltd later that year.<ref name=Clyde/>. Her port of registry was changed to [[Guernsey]].<ref name=Arpha37/>
-In 1939, ''Arpha'' was requisitioned by the [[Royal Navy]]. She was used as an armed boarding vessel in the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Red Sea]] as part of the Contraband Control Service.<ref name=Clyde/><ref name=Contra>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-15RNOverseas-Dominion.htm |title=ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, JUNE 1940, Part 4 of 4 |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref> For the duration of the [[Second Worls War|war]], ''Arpha'' was shown on [[Lloyd's Register]] as still in the ownership of Sark Motorships Ltd.<ref name=Arpha44>{{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=44b0074.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> In 1946, ''Arpha'' was sold to W J Brown. She was operated under the management of Worms & Co Ltd. Later that year she was sold to the Shell Co of Venezuela Ltd London, operating under the management of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.<ref name=Clyde/> She was renamed ''Coriano''.<ref name=Miramar/> In 1947, she was sold to the Caribbean Petroleum Co, Venezuela. ''Coriano'' was sold in 1949 to the Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co, [[Maracaibo]]. She was used to carry passengers during the construction of a [[refinery]].<ref name=Clyde/> In 1955, ''Coriano'' was sold to J M Perez Hernandez.<ref name=Miramar/> She was scrapped by North American Smelting Co, [[Bordentown, New Jersey]], arriving for scrapping on 28 October 1955.<ref name=Clyde/>
+In 1939, ''Arpha'' was requisitioned by the [[Royal Navy]]. She was used as an armed boarding vessel in the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Red Sea]] as part of the Contraband Control Service.<ref name=Clyde/><ref name=Contra>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-15RNOverseas-Dominion.htm |title=ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, JUNE 1940, Part 4 of 4 |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref> For the duration of the [[Second World War|war]], ''Arpha'' was shown on [[Lloyd's Register]] as still in the ownership of Sark Motorships Ltd.<ref name=Arpha44>{{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=44b0074.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> In 1946, ''Arpha'' was sold to W J Brown. She was operated under the management of Worms & Co Ltd. Later that year she was sold to the Shell Co of Venezuela Ltd London, operating under the management of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.<ref name=Clyde/> She was renamed ''Coriano''.<ref name=Miramar/> In 1947, she was sold to the Caribbean Petroleum Co, Venezuela. ''Coriano'' was sold in 1949 to the Shell Caribbean Petroleum Co, [[Maracaibo]]. She was used to carry passengers during the construction of a [[refinery]].<ref name=Clyde/> In 1955, ''Coriano'' was sold to J M Perez Hernandez.<ref name=Miramar/> She was scrapped by North American Smelting Co, [[Bordentown, New Jersey]], arriving for scrapping on 28 October 1955.<ref name=Clyde/>
 ==Official Number and Code Letters==

v t e Ships operated by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Ex South Eastern Railway ships	Albert Victor Boulogne Duchess of York Folkestone Louise Dagmar Mary Beatrice Princess of Wales
Ex London, Chatham and Dover Railway ships	Breeze Calais Calais-Douvres Dover Empress Foam France Invicta Lord Warden Petrel Prince Samphire Victoria Wave
South Eastern and Chatham Railway ships	Biarritz Canterbury Empress Engadine Gannet Invicta Maid of Orleans Onward Riviera The Queen Victoria

v t e Ships operated by the Southern Railway
Ex LB&SCR ships	Arundel Brighton Dieppe La France Newhaven Paris Rouen Sussex Versailles
Ex L&SWR ships	Ada Alberta Ardena Bertha Brittany (renamed Aldershot in 1933) Caesaria Cherbourg Hantonia Laura Lorina Lymington Normannia Princess Ena Ulrica Vera
Ex LB&SC and L&SWR joint ships	PS Duchess of Albany PS Duchess of Kent PS Duchess of Fife PS Duchess of Norfolk PS Princess Margaret
Ex SE&CR ships	Biarritz Canterbury Empress Engadine Invicta Maid of Orleans Riviera Victoria
Ships built for the SR	Arromanches Autocarrier Brighton Brittany Canterbury Deal Dinard Falaise Fratton Freshwater Hampton Ferry Haslemere Hythe Invicta Isle of Guernsey Isle of Jersey Isle of Sark Isle of Thanet Londres Maid of Kent Maidstone Merstone Minster Portsdown Ringwood Ryde Sandown Shepperton Ferry Shanklin Southsea St Briac Tonbridge Twickenham Ferry Worthing Whippingham Whitstable
Ships managed for the Ministry of War Transport	Empire Alde