S.S. Franconia (1), Cunard Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1910 at Wallsend-on-Tyne, England by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson 18,150 gross 600.3ft x 71.3ft Cunard Line
Franconia (1), Cunard Line steamship
Franconia (1), Cunard Line
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S/S Franconia (1), Cunard Line
S/S Franconia (1), Cunard Line
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Chronological History

Year Event
1910 July 23, launched
1911 Feb. 25, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1911 Apr. 18, first voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - Boston
1915 Troopship
1916 Torpedoed and sunk by German sub. U-47 off Malta while trooping, 12 lives lost

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