Franconia, 1922

Item

Identifier: imm-0126

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.

Dates

Creation: 1922

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: Cunard Line

Builder and location: John Brown & Co., Glasgow

Tonnage and dimensions: 20,175 tons; 601' x 73'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 16.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 1st class: 330; 2nd class: 420; 3rd class: 950

Routes: Liverpool-NY; (London)-Southampton-NY; Liverpool-Quebec; Southampton-Havre-Quebec

History: Frequently used as cruise ship. Served as British troopship in WWII. Resumed regular service in June 1949. Scrapped in 1957.

Legacy record identifier: Franconia1922