| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | F17 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned at Portsmouth in September 1964 and scrapped in August 1965 at Castellon, Spain. |
Former Cunard Transatlantic Liner which became an armed Mechant Cruiser and then a Heavy Repair Ship during WWII
Ausonia was originally built as a passenger and cargo liner for the Cunard Line. She was the third ship to bear the name Ausonia and was part of Cunard's A-class ships.
In 1939, at the outbreak of WWII, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for use as an armed merchant cruiser, but this plan was changed and between 1939 and 1942, Ausonia was converted into a submarine depot ship.
Laid up during 1945.
In 1958 she supported submarine flotillas operating out of British ports and in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.
HMS Ausonia continued in service after WWII as part of the Royal Navy's submarine support fleet. She was stationed at Portland and Gibraltar, among other bases. Played a logistical support role during the early Cold War era, especially for diesel-electric submarine operations.
1963: Captain Submarines & Minesweepers in the Mediterranean
1964: Captain Submarines, 5th Sub Divison
In September 1964 she was decommisioned at Portsmouth and scrapped in August 1965 at Castellon, Spain.
| 22-03-1921 | Launched |
| 02-09-1932 | Requisitioned from Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. |
| 27-03-1942 | Sold to the Admiralty for conversion to a repair ship |
| 16-09-1958 | Commissioned at Devomport to relieve HMS Ranpura after 12 months in reserve |
| 18-08-1964 | Returned to Portsmouth from Malta & sold to Spanish shipbreakers |
| 13-09-1965 | Left Portsmouth for Castellon shipbreakers |
Excalibur (S 40) |
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| Class: | 1955 - 1970: Explorer Class |
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| Build Group: | Excalibur |
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Fate: Broken Up 1970 |
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World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
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Excalibur (S 40) |
|
| Class: | 1955 - 1970: Explorer Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Excalibur |
|
Fate: Broken Up 1970 |
|
World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
13 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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