SS Athenia (1903)

This article is about the ship built in 1903 and sunk in 1917. For the ship built in 1923 and sunk in 1939, see SS Athenia (1922).

TSS Athenia at the port of the Saint John Harbour
History
United Kingdom
NameAthenia
NamesakeAthena, the patron goddess of heroic endeavour
OwnerDonaldson Line
Port of registry
BuilderVickers. Sons & Maxim
Launched20 October 1903
Sponsored byDonaldson Bros.
Maiden voyage21 May 1904
Out of service16 August 1917
Refit1905
IdentificationUK official number 1119121
FateSunk, 16 August 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length478 ft (146 m)
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)

SS Athenia was the first Donaldson Line ship of that name to be torpedoed and sunk off Inishtrahull, by a German submarine (SM U-53) in 1917; the later Athenia (1922), was similarly attacked in 1939.

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