SS Antenor (1924)
| History | |
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| Name | Antenor (1924–39; 1941–53) HMS Antenor (1939–41) |
| Namesake | Antenor |
| Owner | China Mutual SN Co |
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| Port of registry | Liverpool (1924–39; 1941–53) |
| Route | Liverpool – Far East |
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co |
| Yard number | 945 |
| Launched | 30 September 1924 |
| Completed | March 1925 |
| Acquired | 13 September 1939 |
| Commissioned | January 1940 |
| Reclassified |
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| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1953 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | refrigerated cargo and passenger liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 497.7 ft (151.7 m) |
| Beam | 62.2 ft (19.0 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × steam turbines; twin screws |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity | berths for first class passengers only |
| Sensors & processing systems | wireless direction finding (by 1934) |
| Armament |
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| Notes |
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SS Antenor was a UK steam turbine passenger and refrigerated cargo liner launched in 1924. She was the third of five ships to bear the name.
In the Second World War Antenor served first as an armed merchant cruiser and then as a troop ship.