Name: RMS Franconia Owner: Cunard Line Port of registry: Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne Launched: 23 July 1910 Fate: Sunk on 4 October 1916 by UB-47 General characteristics Class & type: Ocean liner Tonnage: 18,150 gross Length: 625 ft (191 m) Beam: 71 ft (22 m) Installed power: Quadruple expansion engines Propulsion: Two propellers Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) Capacity: 2,850 passengers. Fonte Com.te Celeste. |