Ardena
SHIP PARTICULARS
FIRST NAME: HMS "Peony"
TYPE: Patrol frigate (converted to passenger ship in 1919)
YEAR: 1915
COUNTRY: England
FIRST OWNER: Royal Navy
SUBSEQUENT NAMES/OWNERS:
1919: "Ardena"/ London & South Western Railway Co., Southampton
1934: "Ardena"/ Chandris Lines, Greece
1934: "Ardena"/ Konstantinos Toyas Navigation (Evangelos K. Toyas), Pireaus, Greece
1940: "Ardena" / Greek Gonvernment
1941: "Retta"/ German Government
1942: "Ardena"/ German Government
BUILDER: A. McMillan & Son Ltd.
LOCATION OF YARD: Dumbarton, Scotland
YARD No: 462
DATE OF LAUNCH: 25-08-1915
DATE OF COMPLETION: -
WEIGHT: 1210 GRT (1092 GRT after conversion)
LENGTH: 76.2 m
BEAM: 10.1 m
HEIGHT: 5.3 m
SCREWS: 1
ENGINE: Triple expansion
SPEED: 16.5 knots
FATE
Sank by a mine (September 27, 1943).
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LOSS OF LIFE
LOCATION OF WRECK