SS Prinses Astrid as HMS Prinses Astrid during her military service in the Royal Navy
History
Name
SS Prinses Astrid (1930–1940)
HMS Prinses Astrid (1940–1945)
SS Prinses Astrid (1945–1949)
Namesake
Astrid of Sweden
Owner
Belgian Government (1930–1940)
Royal Navy (1940–1945)
Armement Adolf Deppe (1945–1949)
Port of registry
Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Route
Ostend-Dover
Ordered
1929
Builder
Cockerill John S. A.
Yard number
638
Laid down
1929
Launched
20 July 1929
Completed
April 1930
Acquired
April 1930
Maiden voyage
24 April 1930
In service
24 April 1930
Fate
Struck a mine and sank 21 June 1949
General characteristics
Type
cross-Channel ferry
Tonnage
3,300 GRT
Length
113 m (370 ft 9 in)
Beam
16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Depth
3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Decks
4
Installed power
6 steam turbines
Propulsion
2 screws
Speed
23.5 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity
1,400
Crew
65
SS Prinses Astrid was a Belgian cross-Channel ferry struck a naval mine 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the coast of Dunkirk, France and sank with the loss of five of her 65 crew. All 60 survivors and 218 passengers on board were rescued by SS Cap Hatid (France) and various tugs from Dunkirk.[1]
^Rampen in België. google.be. 2005. ISBN 9789020962161. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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Global Information
Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium