HMS Aurania (F 28)

Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Armed Merchant Cruiser
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant	F 28
Built by	Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	6 Feb 1924
Commissioned	2 Oct 1939
End service	20 Oct 1942
History	On 30 August 1939 the passenger ship Aurania of the Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 2 October 1939. Displacement: 13984 BRT Armament: 8x 152mm, 2x 76mm Speed: 15 knots Career: October 39 - April 40: Northern Patrol May 40: Halifax Escort Force June 40 - April 41: Bermuda and Halifax Escort Force May 41 - October 41: North Atlantic Escort Force November 41 - March 42: Plymouth Command On 24 March 1942 sold to the Admiralty because of the damage sustaned in the attack by U-123, laid up for some time, converted to a repair ship finished in 1944 and commissioned as HMS Artifex In January 1961 she was scrapped at La Spezia, Italy. Hit by U-boat Damaged on 21 Oct 1941 by U-123 (Hardegen).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Aurania

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	Commander	From	To
1	A/Capt. (retired) Ivan Walter Whitehorn, RN	12 Oct 1939

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