RMS Franconia 1910 Overview and Details

The RMS Franconia was a British passenger liner that set sail in 1910. It was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.

The Franconia was 650 feet long and had a gross tonnage of 20,000 tons. This made it a large and impressive ship for its time.

The Franconia was designed to carry over 2,000 passengers and had a crew of around 800 people.

The RMS Franconia was a massive ocean liner that set sail in 1910. She was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at their Wallsend shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Franconia was an impressive vessel, measuring 625 feet in length and 71 feet in width. She had a gross tonnage of 18,150 tons and was powered by quadruple-expansion engines, which drove two propellers.

The Franconia was designed to carry a large number of passengers, with a capacity of 2,610 people. Her passenger list included 174 First Class, 492 Second Class, and 1,944 Third Class passengers.

The Franconia's maiden voyage took place in February 1911, and she sailed from Liverpool to Boston, USA. She was nicknamed the "bathroom ship" due to her extensive facilities, which included more bathrooms and showers than the Mauretania.

Here are the Franconia's key specifications:

The Franconia had a long and distinguished career, carrying 52,695 passengers westbound to Boston and 18,505 passengers to New York. She was also used as a troop transport during World War I, but unfortunately, she was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat UB-47 on October 4, 1916.