Official Number:                    135481  

Laid down:

Builder:                                    Scott’s Shipbuilding Co, Greenock

Launched:                               23 March 1913

Signal Letters:                        JCPL (1916)

Into Service:                            14 October 1914

Out of service:                         18 March 1916

Fate:                                          Sunk 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

23 March 1913 launched by Scott’s Shipbuilding Co, Greenock as Yard Nr: 446 named ANDANIA for Cunard Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool.

July 1913 completed with accommodation for 520 x 2nd Class and 1620 x 3rd Class passengers.

17 July 1913 maiden voyage Liverpool – Montreal then was switched to London – Montreal service. The Master was Captain D S Miller RD RNR

12 August 1913 arrived at London from Montral and Quebec, Canada via Playmouth

21 August 1913 sailed Southampton to Monteal. The Master was Captain D S Miller RD RNR

25 September 1913 sailed Southampton to Monteal. The Master was Captain D S Miller RD RNR

30 October 1913 sailed Southampton to Queenstown and Monteal. The Master was Captain George W Melsom

13 January 1914 sailed Liverpool to Queenstown and Boston. The Master was Captain George W Melsom

17 February 1914 sailed Liverpool to Queenstown and Boston. The Master was Captain George W Melsom

26 March 1914 sailed Liverpool to Queenstown and Boston. The Master was Captain George W Melsom

20 April 1914 arrived at London from Portland, Maine via Plymouth

11 June 1914 reported she was 135 miles east of Cape Race when on passage between London, Southampton and Queenstown for Quebec

3 August 1914 arrived at Plymouth from Montreal and Quebec, Canada

5 September 1914 at sea Seaman Simon Lambert discharged dead from fits

14 October 1914 was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a troop transport, name unchanged, but was initially used to house German PoW’s while moored on the Thames

31 October 1914 arrived at London from Montreal and Quebec, Canada via Plymouth

18 November 1914 in the Mersey in collision with the steamer Valdes. The Valdes was beached but subsequently refloated

12 March 1915 arrived at Avonmouth

8 May 1915 at Alexandria Soldier A E Williams discharged dead from pneumonia

10 May 1915 at Alexandria Seaman Thomas Sands discharged dead from self inflicted strangulation & Seaman Norman McLeod discharged dead from a fractured spine

11 August 1915 at Port Mudros Lieutenant 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service and Private W Skupham 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service

12 August 1915 at Port Mudros Private A Lewis 16 Battalion Australian Imperial Forces discharged dead from injuries received on active service, at Port Mudros unknown man, an Australian Stretcher Bearer discharged dead from injuries received on active service, at Port Mudros Private J Mercer, 9 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers discharged dead from injuries received on active service

13 August 1915 at Port Mudros Lieutenant W C Isle 7th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service

17 August 1915 at Port Mudros Private A Rawlins Australian Imperial Forces discharged dead from injuries received on active service

18 August 1915 at Port Mudros Private Thomas Kempson 4th Battalion South Wales Borderers discharged dead from dysentery and Private J Murphy 9th Royal Warwickshire Regiment discharged dead from tetanus and Private G S Franklin North Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Forces discharged dead from peritonitis

19 August 1915 at 37.45°N 24.37°E Sapper P Kinsella Royal Engineers discharged dead from an embolism. At 37.00N 24.29E Able Seaman A B Aldous RNVR HM Trawler 270 discharged dead from peritonitis and 39.45°N 22.12°E Private E Pickering 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment discharged dead from a fractured skull

20 August 1915 at 35 54°N 19.57°E Private W Griffiths 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service

21 August 1915 at Malta Private Richard Clegg, 6the East Lancashire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service at Gallipoli, Private F J Walsh, 5th Australian Imperial Forces discharged dead from injuries received on active service at Gallipoli, Captain A S Hogg, 5th Connaught Rangers discharged dead from injuries received on active service at Gallipoli,Private T Simmonds, 9th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment discharged dead from injuries received on active service at Gallipoli, Private J Hulme, 7 Battalion Wellington Infantry, New Zealand discharged dead from injuries received on active service at Gallipoli,

22 September 1915 escorted by HMS CHATHAM handing the escort over to HMS HONEYSUCKLE

21 February 1916 sighted by HMS CORNWALL between Gibraltar and Alboran

18 March 1916 troop transport service ended and reverted to normal service

20 May 1916 sailed New York for Falmouth with a party of fifty eight doctors and nurses from Harvard University – this was the third Red Cross unit being supplied by the University

2 June 1916 arrived at London from from New York via Plymouth

24 October 1916 sailed from London for Plymouth and New York

26 October 1916 anchored at The Downs on Royal Navy advice due to German warships being at sea

29 October 1916 sailed the Downs to Plymouth. Press reports indicated that the German war ships had sunk eight trawlers, two destroyers and an empty transport ship

2 November 1916 sailed Plymouth in very rough weather to New York arriving on 16 November 1916

10 January 1917 delayed from sailing from New York due a shortage of coal for her bunkers

21 January 1917 arrived at Liverpool from New York

31 January 1917 sailed Liverpool for New York

21 August 1917 off Halifax while sailing as a troopship in convoy

30 August 1917 convoy escorted by HMS ATTACK

1 December 1917 sailed Liverpool to New York with 66 passengers. Captain J Marshall was the Master

25 January 1918 sailed Liverpool with 51 passengers – 48 adults, 2 children and 1 infant. Captain J Marshall was the Master

27 January 1918 was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-46 two miles North of Rathlin Island while on passage from Liverpool – New York carrying passengers and general cargo with the loss of 7 lives. Six of those lost are recorded with pride on the Tower Hill memorial. The seventh – Bellboy James Easson Ritchie, aged 14 is buried in Port Charlotte United Free Churchyard, Isle of Islay