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Jindrich STAROBA
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S.S. Aurania
Ship Name: Aurania
Years in service: 1924-1944
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Aliases: Artifex (1944)
Shipping Line: Cunard
Ship Description: Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 13,984. Dimensions: 519' x 65' (540' o.l.). Twin-screw, 15 knots. Four steam turbines. Two masts and one funnel.
History: Passengers: 500 cabin, 1,200 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, September 1924. Converted to Armed merchant cruiser in 1939. Sold to the British Admiralty in 1942. Renamed: Artifex (1944) repair ship. Sister ships: Alaunia and Ascania. Similar to Andania class.
| Owner of original | Ships of our Ancestors |
| File name | S.S. Aurania (1).jpg |
| File Size | 122.05k |
| Dimensions | 740 x 411 |
| Linked to | Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Aurania; Jindrich STAROBA (Immigration) |
| Albums | Ship Manifests |