| Name: | FRANCONIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 13/02/1903 |
| Completed: | 04/1903 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 100 |
| Dimensions: | 4637grt, 3019nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 357nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 04/1903 | Franconia SS Co (D Tripcovich), Trieste |
| 1917 | Kerr Navigation Corporation, New York; renamed KERESASPA |
| 1921 | American Ship & Commerce Nav Corp (United American Line Inc), New York |
| 1921 | Oceana Sea Navigation Co Ltd, Budapest; renamed PANNONIA |
| 1927 | Soc Auxiliaire des Chargeurs Francais, Rouen; renamed MALAKOFF |
| 02/01/1929 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 08/1914: Laid up at Philadelphia |
| 10/1918: Requisitioned by the US Navy - Naval Overseas Transportation Service | |
| 02/1919: Returned to owner | |
| 02/01/1929: Wrecked on Cape Dartuch near Port Mahon | |
| On a voyage from Antwerp to Madagascar carrying general cargo |
Above photo as KERESASPA copyright of the US Navy
Above photos as PANNONIA courtesy of the Navigare Magazin
Above photos as PANNONIA courtesy of the Navigare Magazin
Above model of MALACOFF courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 14/02/1903