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ATLANTIS / ANDES / H.M HOSPITAL SHIP NO.33

BUILT BY HARLAND AND WOLFF ORIGINALLY FOR THE PSNC, BUT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY BEFORE SHE WAS LAUNCHED. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY LAUNCHED AS THE ' ANDES ' IN 1913. SHE WAS SISTER SHIP TO ALMANZORA AND ALCANTARA. ANDES HAD A TONNAGE OF SOME 15363 TONS. DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR SHE WAS SECONDED TO THE 10TH CRUISER SQUADRON AND USED AS AN ARMED CRUISER PATROLLING THE NORTH ATLANTIC. SHE HAD A REFIT AFTER THE WAR IN BELFAST IN 1919 AND WAS RETURNED TO HER PEACE TIME RUN, THAT OF U.K DOWN TO THE RIVER PLATE. IN 1929 SHE WAS REFITTED AS A LUXURY CRUISE SHIP AND TOOK THE NAME ' ATLANTIS ' ONCE MORE. IN 1939 AT THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR TWO SHE WAS IN DANZIG BUT MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND MADE HER WAY TO SOUTHAMPTON WHERE SHE WAS FITTED AS A HOSPITAL SHIP. AFTER THE WAR IN 1948 SHE WAS REFITTED OUT AS AN IMMIGRANT SHIP AND WAS CHARTERED BY THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT FOR FOUR YEARS. IN 1952 SHE WAS BROKEN UP IN FASLANE.

 

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