| Name: | FRANCONIA |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/07/1910 |
| Completed: | 01/1911 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 857 |
| Dimensions: | 18150grt, 11247nrt, 600.3 x 71.3 x 40.4ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Q4cyl (33, 47, 57 & 95 x 60ins), 2175nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 17.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 131315 |
| History: | |
| 04/02/1911 | Cunard Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 04/10/1916 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 250 x 1st, 450 x 2nd and 2200 x 3rd Class passengers |
| 04/10/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB47, 195 miles ExS of Malta | |
| On a voyage from Alexandria to Marseilles |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is copyright Library of Congress
Above photo is copyright Library of Congress
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 23/07/1910