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==Construction==
==Construction==
''Moldavia'' was built by [[Caird & Company]] of [[Greenock]], Scotland for the [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company]]. Her yard number was 301 and she was launched on 28 March 1903. The completed ship was {{convert|520|ft|m|abbr=on}} in length, a beam of {{convert|58.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{convert|24.8|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Her gross tonnage was 9,500.<ref name="shipping">{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title = SS Moldavia| work =| publisher = Shipping Times| date =| url = http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=15332| format =| doi =| accessdate =20 July 2009 }}</ref> Coal bunkerage was 2,000 tons and cargo about 3,500 tons. ''Moldavia'' was built for 348 first and 166 saloon class passengers.<ref>{{cite book| last = Fletcher| first = R.A.
''Moldavia'' was built by [[Caird & Company]] of [[Greenock]], Scotland for the [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company]]. Her yard number was 301 and she was launched on 28 March 1903. The completed ship was {{convert|520|ft|m|abbr=on}} in length, a beam of {{convert|58.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{convert|24.8|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Her gross tonnage was 9,500.<ref name="shipping">{{cite web| title = SS Moldavia| publisher = Shipping Times| url = http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=15332| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040907045459/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=15332| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 September 2004| access-date =20 July 2009 }}</ref> Coal bunkerage was 2,000 tons and cargo about 3,500 tons. ''Moldavia'' was built for 348 first and 166 saloon class passengers.<ref>{{cite book| last = Fletcher| first = R.A.
| authorlink =| coauthors =| title = The Building of Steel Ships page 293| work = Steam-ships
| title = The Building of Steel Ships page 293| work = Steam-ships
| publisher = [[Sidgwick & Jackson]] | year = 1910| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rvQOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=Caird+%26+Company+-+Moldavia&source=bl&ots=_28ADz4E9x&sig=ZC4oGFtKYcsgL-7V8DiyxwBKi9o&hl=en&ei=ywJlSoWJGaONtgfe18D1Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5| format = | doi =| accessdate =20 July 2009 }}</ref>
| publisher = [[Sidgwick & Jackson]] | year = 1910| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rvQOAAAAYAAJ&q=Caird+%26+Company+-+Moldavia&pg=PA293| access-date =20 July 2009 }}</ref> She was the first of the ten ship P&O M-class.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Brian |title=P&O 'M Class' Passenger ships |url=https://www.benjidog.co.uk/MClass/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=Benjidog Historical Research Resources}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company<ref name="shipping"/> operated ''Moldaia'' on the [[England]]—[[Australia]] route via the [[Suez Canal]].
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company<ref name="shipping"/> operated ''Moldavia'' on the [[England]]—[[Australia]] route via the [[Suez Canal]].


The British [[Admiralty]] purchased ''Moldavia'' in 1915 for [[Royal Navy]] service during [[World War I]], when she was converted into an [[Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruiser| armed merchant cruiser]] and fitted with 6' guns before she was commissioned as '''HMS ''Moldavia'''''.
The [[British Admiralty]] purchased ''Moldavia'' in 1915 for [[Royal Navy]] service during [[World War I]], when she was converted into an [[Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruiser|armed merchant cruiser]] and fitted with 6" guns before she was commissioned as '''HMS ''Moldavia'''''.


Moldavia served on the Northern patrol as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron, intercepting and examining merchant vessels in the North Atlantic.
During the Battle of Jutland at 8am on 1 June 1916 she is [http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49758/ADM%2053-49758-003_1.jpg logged in a position] of just to the north of Helsingborg, and by 8pm she has moved round to Jutland and joined the rear-guard of the British Fleet, moving in a two-point Zig Zag and reporting several challenges to British warships in the log on 1st and 2nd June 1916. For the following two weeks after Jutland she spent challenging and boarding merchant vessels in the North Sea, before returning to [http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM_53-49758/ADM%2053-49758-011_0.jpg Loch Ewe] on 16 June 1916.


Moldavia was later serving as a [[troopship]] and was carrying U.S. troops when she was sunk on 23 May 1918 off [[Beachy Head]] in the [[English Channel]], by a single [[torpedo]] from the [[German Type UB III submarine]] {{SMU|UB-57}}. .<ref name="shipping" /><ref>{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company / P&O Line| work = The Fleets| publisher = The Ships List| date =| url = http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pando.html| doi =| accessdate =20 July 2009 }}</ref> Her sinking resulted in the deaths of 56 U.S. soldiers on board.
Moldavia was later serving as a [[troopship]] and was carrying U.S. troops when she was sunk on 23 May 1918 off [[Beachy Head]] in the [[English Channel]], by a single [[torpedo]] from the [[German Type UB III submarine]] {{SMU|UB-57}}.<ref name="shipping" /><ref>{{cite web| title =Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company / P&O Line| work =The Fleets| publisher =The Ships List| url =http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pando.html| access-date =20 July 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090501085401/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pando.html| archive-date =1 May 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref> Her sinking resulted in the deaths of 54 U.S. soldiers on board, and 1 further at Western Heights Military Hospital Dover two days later.

The vessel was added to the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986, 2017 No 147 and became a designated vessel on 3 March 2017.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[58th Infantry Regiment (United States)]]
*{{annotated link|58th Infantry Regiment (United States)}}
*[[List of shipwrecks]]
*[[Recreational diving]]
*[[Shipwrecks]]


==References==
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50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W / 50.38550°N 0.47867°W / 50.38550; -0.47867

RMS Moldavia
History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Moldavia
OwnerP&O Steam Navigation Co
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock, Scotland
Yard number301
Launched28 March 1903
FatePurchased by the Admiralty in 1915 and converted into an armed merchant cruiser.
United Kingdom
NameHMS Moldavia
Acquired1915
FateTorpedoed and sunk 23 May 1918
General characteristics
Class and typeP&O M-class passenger liner
Tonnage9,500 tons
Length520 ft (160 m)
Beam58.3 ft (17.8 m)
Draught24.8 ft (7.6 m)
Installed power2 triple expansion steam engines
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h)
Capacity
  • 348 first class passengers
  • 166 saloon class passengers

RMS Moldavia was a British passenger steamship of the early 20th century. She served as the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser HMS Moldavia during World War I until sunk by an Imperial German Navy submarine in 1918.

Construction

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Moldavia was built by Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Her yard number was 301 and she was launched on 28 March 1903. The completed ship was 520 ft (160 m) in length, a beam of 58.3 ft (17.8 m) and a draught of 24.8 ft (7.6 m). Her gross tonnage was 9,500.[1] Coal bunkerage was 2,000 tons and cargo about 3,500 tons. Moldavia was built for 348 first and 166 saloon class passengers.[2] She was the first of the ten ship P&O M-class.[3]

History

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The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company[1] operated Moldavia on the England—Australia route via the Suez Canal.

The British Admiralty purchased Moldavia in 1915 for Royal Navy service during World War I, when she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser and fitted with 6" guns before she was commissioned as HMS Moldavia.

Moldavia served on the Northern patrol as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron, intercepting and examining merchant vessels in the North Atlantic.

Moldavia was later serving as a troopship and was carrying U.S. troops when she was sunk on 23 May 1918 off Beachy Head in the English Channel, by a single torpedo from the German Type UB III submarine SM UB-57.[1][4] Her sinking resulted in the deaths of 54 U.S. soldiers on board, and 1 further at Western Heights Military Hospital Dover two days later.

The vessel was added to the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986, 2017 No 147 and became a designated vessel on 3 March 2017.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SS Moldavia". Shipping Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Fletcher, R.A. (1910). The Building of Steel Ships page 293. Sidgwick & Jackson. Retrieved 20 July 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Watson, Brian. "P&O 'M Class' Passenger ships". Benjidog Historical Research Resources. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company / P&O Line". The Fleets. The Ships List. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
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