Difference between revisions of "HMHS Franconia"
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| shipbuilder = Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne | | shipbuilder = Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| shipyardnumber = 857 | | shipyardnumber = 857 | ||
− | | shiplaunched = 23 | + | | shiplaunched = 23 Jul 1910 |
| shipcompleted = 1911 | | shipcompleted = 1911 | ||
| shipinservice = February 1911 | | shipinservice = February 1911 | ||
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− | | shipfate = Sunk on 4 | + | | shipfate = Sunk on 4 Oct 1916 by UB-47 |
| shiptype = Ocean Liner | | shiptype = Ocean Liner | ||
| shiptonnage = 18,150 tons | | shiptonnage = 18,150 tons |
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An Ocean Liner operated by the Cunard Line on the Liverpool to Boston USA route until 1915.
In early 1915 she was taken into service as a troop transport, and on 4 Oct 1916 while heading for Marseille from Alexandria she was torpedoed by the German U-Boat UB-47 when 325 km east of Malta. She was not carrying troops at the time, but 12 of the crew of 314 perished. HMHS Dover Castle saved the others.