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Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1911. 18,150 gross tons; 625 (bp) feet long; 71 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 17 knots. 2,850 passengers (300 first class, 350 second class, 2,200 third class). Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1911 and named Franconia. Liverpool-New York or Boston service. Became a troopship in 1915. Sunk by a German U-boat off Malta in 1916. (This last date is doubtful as the ship was still in service in 1923 - unless it was raised again after the alleged sinking)
Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1911. 18,150 gross tons; 625 (bp) feet long; 71 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 17 knots. 2,850 passengers (300 first class, 350 second class, 2,200 third class).

Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1911 and named Franconia. Liverpool-New York or Boston service. Became a troopship in 1915. Sunk by a German U-boat off Malta in 1916. (This last date is doubtful as the ship was still in service in 1923 - unless it was raised again after the alleged sinking)
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