RMS Franconia (1922)
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.
RMS Franconia in Sydney, Australia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Franconia |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Builder | John Brown & Co, Clydebank |
| Launched | 21 October 1922 |
| Completed | June 1923 |
| Maiden voyage | 23 June 1923 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Inverkeithing by Thos. W. Ward, December 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 20,175 GRT |
| Length | 601.3 ft (183.3 m) |
| Beam | 73.7 ft (22.5 m) |
| Depth | 40.6 ft (12.4 m) |
| Installed power | 2,562 NHP; 13,500 SHP |
| Propulsion | Six steam turbines with double reduction gearing; twin propellers |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,700 passengers |
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