SS Ardena (1915)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | A McMillan & Son, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 462 |
| Launched | 25 August 1915 |
| Out of service | 27 September 1943 |
| Fate | Mined and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,092 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 250.1 feet (76.2 m) |
| Beam | 33.1 feet (10.1 m) |
SS Ardena was a minesweeper and escort vessel built as HMS Peony in 1915.[1]
History
She was built by A McMillan and Son in Dumbarton and launched on 25 August 1915. She entered services as HMS Peony as an Azalea-class sloop, minesweeper.
She was acquired by the London and South Western Railway in 1920, reconstructed and placed on the routes to Cherbourg and Caen which re-opened in July 1921.[2] She was taken over by the Southern Railway in 1923 and remained until sold in July 1934.
She went to Navigation Constantine Toyias, Piraeus. On 18 April 1941, during a convoy escort, she collided with Greek destroyer Leon followed by the explosion of two depth charges. As a result, the stern section of Leon was cut off and two officers were killed.
On 27 September 1943 the passenger ferry, was sunk by a mine off Argostoli, Greece. Seven hundred and twenty Italian prisoners of war and 59 crewmen were killed.[3]
References
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|dead-url=and|subscription=(help) - ^ "Southampton-Cherbourg route re-opened". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 8 July 1921. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ardena cargo ship 1915-1943". Wrecksite. Retrieved 20 October 2014.