| Name: | AURANIA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/07/1915 |
| Completed: | 03/1917 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 965 |
| Dimensions: | 13936grt, 8499nrt, 520.5 x 65.3 x 42.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, Parsons type, 7500shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 137542 |
| History: | |
| 19/03/1917 | Cunard Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 02/1918 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Specifically designed for the London to Canadian ports service |
| Completion delayed by pressure of Government contracts | |
| 03/1917: Completed as a troopship | |
| 04/02/1918: Torpedoed by U-Boat UB67, 15 miles NW of Inishtrahull, Donegal | |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to New York | |
| Without power, she drifted onto the coast of Donegal & grounded | |
| Quickly refloated she was taken in tow to be repaired on the Clyde | |
| Tow parted in a storm & she was wrecked at Caliach Point, Isle of Mull |
Above: AURANIA at Wallsend Slipway. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is copyright of Alex Wood