T/S Franconia

Call sign
GBRQ
Class
LR100A1 Shelter deck with freeboard
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1922
Month of delivery
Juni

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
20.175
Net tonnage:
12.162

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
SHK 13500 NHK 2562
Speed:
16,5

Dimensions

Length:
601.3'
Beam:
73.7'
Draft:
40.6'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    6/1923: Cunard S.S.Co. Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. - FRANCONIA
    /1934: Cunard White Star Co., Liverpool, U.K. -  FRANCONIA
    12/1956: Opphugget av Thos W.Ward,Inverkeithing i desember 1956

    Maskineri:
    6 steam turbines DR geared til 2 propeller shafts.
    Maskineri bygget ved John Brown & Co. Ltd. Glasgow, UK

    Se også:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Franconia_(1922)