Cunard Line
RMS Franconia (II)
British Transatlantic ocean liner
History
RMS Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line from 1922 to 1956. The liner was second of three liners named Franconia which served the Cunard Line, the others being RMS Franconia built in 1910 and the third Franconia in 1963.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Franconia (1922), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
20,175 GRT, 12,185 NRT
Length
601.3 ft
Beam
73.7 ft
Speed
16.5 knots
Passengers
Approximately 220 first class, 350 second class, 1200 third class passengers
Builder
John Brown & Co, Clydebank
Launched
21 October 1922
Maiden voyage
23 June 1923
Owner
Cunard Line
Port of registry
Liverpool
Propulsion
Six steam turbines with double reduction gearing
Fate
Scrapped at Inverkeithing by Thos. W. Ward, December 1956
