| Name: | MEDUANA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/09/1920 |
| Completed: | 12/1922 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1131 |
| Dimensions: | 10123grt, 6259nrt, 484.2 x 59.3 x 35.0ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, Brown-Curtis type, DR geared |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.5knots |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 02/1923 | Cie de Navigation Sud Atlantique, Bordeaux |
| 1928 | Chargeurs Réunis, Le Havre; renamed KERGUELEN |
| 06/09/1940 | German Kriegsmarine |
| 11/1941 | Deutsches Reich (Reed F Laeisz), Hamburg |
| 1941 | Renamed WINRICH VON KNIPRODE |
| 11/1945 | Chargeurs Réunis, Le Havre; renamed KERGUELEN |
| 1949 | Cie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis, Le Havre |
| 02/1955 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 100 x 1st, 150 x 2nd, 150 x 3rd & 600 x steerage class passengers |
| Built for the Bordeaux, Spain, Senegal & South America service | |
| 22/11/1920: Caught fire whilst fitting out & water from fire fighting caused her to capsize | |
| 23/11/1920: Fire brought under control | |
| 04/1921: Ship righted & re-floated | |
| 06/09/1940: Seized by German forces at Bordeaux | |
| 1940: To be used by the Kriegsmarine as transport H20 for the invasion of Britain | |
| 11/1945: Returned to owners | |
| 1947: Refitted & partially rebuilt | |
| 13/02/1955: Arrived at Antwerp for breaking up by Van Heyghen Frères |
Above photo shows MEDUANA on her side after the fire. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo shows MEDUANA on her side after the fire. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as MEDUANA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as MEDUANA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as KERGUELEN is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as KERGUELEN after rebuilding. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Monday, 14/03/1921