Difference between revisions of "HMHS Franconia"
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Malta to England 25 August - 8 September 1915== | + | ===Malta to England 25 August - 8 September 1915=== |
| − | *[[Frederick Rawlinson]] | + | * [[Frederick Rawlinson]] |
| − | ==Gibraltar to England 10 - 12 November 1915== | + | ===Gibraltar to England 10 - 12 November 1915=== |
| − | *[[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | + | * [[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] |
| − | *[[Henry John Robert Saint]] | + | * [[Henry John Robert Saint]] |
| − | ==Alexandria, Egypt to England May - June 1916== | + | ===Alexandria, Egypt to England May - June 1916=== |
| − | *[[Edward William Tink]] | + | * [[Edward William Tink]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 7 September 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Fanconia |
| Builder/Built | 1910 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Displacement | 18,150 tons |
| Speed | 17 knots |
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Remarks
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 Salonika 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.