GBR - YN 1125W RMS Laconia Structural Plans (1919)
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- GBR - YN 1125W RMS Laconia Structural Plans (1919)
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- U Boat
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- 1919
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GBR - YN 1125W RMS Laconia Structural Plans (1919)
Author: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend Yard, Wallsend
Year: 1919
GBR - RMS Laconia Ocean Liner Intermediate Type (Cunard) official nr: 145925 yard nr: 1125 W yard: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend Yard, Wallsend laid down: launched: april 9 1921 completed: may 25 1922 10/4/1922: - Delivered as Laconia to Cunard Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool. Built for the Liverpool to Boston and New York route. Accommodation for 350 x 1st, 350 x 2nd & 1500 x 3rd Class passengers 1934: - Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool 9/1939: - Requisitioned by the Admiralty as an Armed Merchant Cruiser 11/1941: - Converted for use as a troop transport 12/9/1942: - Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U156, 700 miles south of Sierra Leone. On a voyage from Suez via Table Bay to the UK carrying passengers. The passengers included British & Polish soldiers and 1800 x Italian prisoners of war. U-Boats & Vichy French ships tried to rescue the survivors but US bombers also tried to sink the U-Boats. About 1600 x people died. RMS Laconia on Wikipedia RMS Laconia on Uboat.net RMS Laconia on Tynebuilships Structural Plans dated march 6 1919 - incomplete set of drawings - various dates 00 - cover photo + 01 - cover sheet profile ** 02 - profile ** 03 - cover sheet c deck & above ** 0