S.S. Laconia (2), Cunard Line

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1921 at Wallsend-on-Tyne, England by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson	19,680 gross	601.3ft x 73.7ft	Cunard Line

Laconia (2), Cunard Line steamship

The S/S Laconia (2) photo
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S/S Laconia (2), Cunard Line

Picture of the Cunard Line steamship Laconia (2)
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1921	Nov. 1, launched
1922	May 25, maiden voyage Southampton - Queenstown - New York
1922	June 22, first voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - Boston - New York
1923	June 26, first voyage Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York
1925	Southampton - New York/Boston
1928	April, accommodation: cabin-class, tourist-class and 3rd-class
1939	Fitted out as an armed merchant cruiser at Portsmouth
1941	Served as a troopship
1942	Sept. 12, torpedoed and sunk by German sub. U-156 off Freetown in the South Atlantic.

Pictures

Laconia (2)

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Laconia (2) – image 2

Laconia (2) – image 2

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