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Name: LA FRANCE
Launched: 24/06/1915
Completed: 10/1915
Builder: JT Eltringham & Co Ltd, Willington Quay
Yard Number: 309
Dimensions: 751grt, 175nrt, 185.1 x 34.1 x 14.7ft
Engines: 2 x T3cyl (15, 24.5 & 41 x 27ins), 219nhp
Engines by: JT Eltringham & Co Ltd
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 12.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
10/1915 Cie Franco-Hollando-Americaine, Boulogne
1951 Company restyled Holland-America Line
1969 Broken up
Comments: TIC records show launch as 29/06/1915
11/10/1915: Hired by the Admiralty for a short period
Acted as a tug-tender at Boulogne
1940: Requisitioned by German forces & deployed in the Bay of St Malo
1944: Sunk by air raid at St Malo. Subsequently raised
1951: Stationed at Le Havre
3Q/1969: Broken up at Le Havre by SOMAIREC


Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo is courtesy of Photoship