Various: pre-war - 1940 United Fruit Company fleet brochure w/ deck plans North German Lloyd The FRANCONIA is described as

The FRANCONIA is described as "the ship of charm

Sprinkled throughout the pages are images of historic Union-Castle mail ships

Safmarine: A circa 1961

but the accommodations were an upgrade from the emigrant dormitories that used fill the space

The ship sat rusting for many years in a Nauruvian backwater before being scrapped

Various: pre-war - 1940 United Fruit Company fleet brochure w/ deck plans North German Lloyd The FRANCONIA is described asUnited Fruit Company: A fold out brochure (22. 5" by 40") for United Fruit's 1940 Caribbean and West Indies voyages on their "Mail Boats" of the early 1930s. The emphasis is on "It's Travel America Year", meaning passengers did not have to face the perils of the war in Europe. "The peaceful ports of the Caribbean," explained United Fruit, "more glamorous than ever today to those who want a restful sea trip are being served by the Great White Fleet