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