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RMS Scythia was a Cunard liner. It sailed on its maiden voyage in 1921, and became a troop and supply ship during the second World War.History
Following heavy losses during the first World War, the Cunard Line embarked on an ambitious building programme. They decided to build "intermediate", 19,000- tonne ships, rather than the massive liners they had previously employed. The Scythia was the first ship in this new fleet, and construction began in 1919. The Scythia was built for the services between Liverpool and Queenstown in Britain to New York and Boston, in the United States. A luxury liner designed to appeal to American tourists, in the mid- 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t, it began sailing from New York to the Mediterranean.
The Scythia was requistioned at the end of 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26, and first used as a troop ship on 1st November 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F, when it sailed from Liverpool to the Middle EastThe Middle East is a geographical and cultural area comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Middle East is a subregion of Afr carrying the 1st Kings Dragoon Guards . It then saw service carrying evacuees from Liverpool to New York. In 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass, the Scythia took part in the British Army landingsOperation Torch (from November 8, 1942) was the Anglo- American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign. The Soviet Union had been putting pressure on the United States and Britain to begin operations in Europe, a in North Africa. On 23rd November it was struck by an aerial torpedo. The crew managed to get to harbour at Algiers, and the ship suffered only five casualties out of a compliment of 4,300 men. The Scythia was salvaged and taken to New York for repair in January 1943, and afterward ferried American troops to Europe. At the end of the war, it took many American troops back from Europe, many of them accompanied by their young brides, before sailing to India to bring home British troops from the war in the East. One of its last missions as a troop ship was to bring the 1st King's Dragoon Guards home to Liverpool, on 11th March 1948.
Later in 1948, the Scythia was handed to the International Refugee Organisation to take refugees from Europe to Canada. In 1950 it became a passenger ship again, sailing from Britain to Canada and later to New York. Its final route was around the North Sea. The Scythia was scrapped in 1958.
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