1929 Named: Southern Prince for Prince Line (part of Furness, Withy) Flag: United Kingdom
1940 Converted into a minesweeper and joined the 1st Minelaying Squadron together with Blue Funnel's Agamemnon and Prometheus, and Port Line's Port Napier and Port Quebec.
During the Normandt D-Day landings she was the headquarters ship of Rear-Admiral Rivett-Carnet as part of Operation Neptune, the Naval part of the overall operation.
7th June 1944 Left the Solent in convoy EWP 1 on and anchored off Juno beach on the following day.
The final days of the war saw her in the Pacific as a fleet training ship.
1947 Sold to G. Costa fu Andrea of Genoa Refitted and modernised. Renamed: Anna C Flag Italy
1948.03 In service
1952 Re-engined with a Fiat diesel in 1952 to increase her speed to 20.5 knots
1960 Refitted in order to accommodate 202 1st Class and 864 Tourist Class passengers on the Central America service.
1972 Broken up at La Spezia in 1972.
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