FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | PERSIANA (launched as CORSICAN PRINCE) |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 25 |
| Launched | 22/06/1921 |
| Completed | 12/1921 |
| Off. Number | 145935 |
| Engine builder | Richardson, Westgarth & Co. Ltd., Hartlepool |
| Engine type | T 3-cyl |
| GRT | 3493 |
| Length (feet) | 363.3 |
| Beam (feet) | 52.25 |
| First owner | Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., Liverpool (launched for Prince Line service) |
| History | 1922 renamed CHICKAHOMINY |
| 1924 CORSICAN PRINCE, Rio Cape Line Ltd. (Furness, Withy), London | |
| 1938 JEAN ET JACQUES, Les Cargos Algériens Soc. Anon, Algiers | |
| 1940 came under German control | |
| Fate | 03/03/1942 torpedoed and sunk by British MTB's off Cap Blanc Nez |
PERSIANA as CORSICAN PRINCE
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