Hull#

Name

Built

Service

Owner

F ...

Transylvania

1925

1939-40

Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd, Glasgow

In Aug. 1939: the passenger ship Transylvania of the Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd, Glasgow was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser.

20 Oct. 1939: The German merchant Bianca (1375 BRT) is intercepted and captured in the Denmark Strait by the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Transylvania.

21 Oct. 1939: The German merchant Poseidon (5864 BRT) is intercepted in the Denmark Strait (66⁰27'N - 22⁰09'W) by the British armed merchant cruisers HMS Transylvania and HMS Scotstoun. However before she can be captured the German crew attempted to scuttle their ship but this failed. The damaged ship was taken in tow but sinks in bad weather on the 26th or 27th.

21 Nov. 1939: The German merchant Tenerife (4996 BRT) is intercepted in the Denmark Strait by the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Transylvania. However before the German ship can be captured she is scuttled by her own crew.

28 Mar. 1940: HMS Transylvania intercepts the German merchant Mimi Horn (4007 BRT) in the Denmark Strait (65⁰50' N - 28⁰30' W). However before the German ship can be captured she is scuttled by her own crew.

10 Aug. 1940: Hit by U-boat. Sunk on 10 Aug, 1940 by U-56 (Harms) - (55⁰50'N - 06⁰53'W).