| Name: | THULE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/02/1892 |
| Completed: | 19/05/1892 |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 248 |
| Dimensions: | 1969grt, 1161nrt, 1442dwt, 282.3 x 37.7 x 15.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 42 & 69 x 48ins), 360nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 19/05/1892 | Angfartygs A/B Thule, Gothenburg |
| 1916 | Rederi Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg |
| 1925 | Ernesto Fassio & C Villain, Genoa; renamed FRANCA FASSIO |
| 1929 | Company restyled Villain & Fassio |
| 04/10/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 42 x 1st, 24 x 2nd & 20 x 3rd Class passengers |
| Contract Price £41109; Profit £2256 | |
| On the Gothenburg to London service, with summer calls at Harwich | |
| 1920: Major overhaul | |
| 1921: On the Gothenburg to Newcastle service | |
| 1925: Sold for £20,000 & placed on the Genoa to Barcelona service | |
| 1935 to 1936: Chartered to Tirrenia Co | |
| 04/10/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by British submarine TRITON, 16 miles from Cap Noli |
Above photo as THULE courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as FRANCA FASSIO courtesy of Photoship