Later in the war , she took troops to India and took part in landings at Madagascar , North Africa , Italy and the Azores . In 1945 she was used as a headquarters ship for Winston Churchill and the British delegation at the Yalta Conference . At the end of the war in Europe , '' Franconia '' made several trips across the Atlantic carrying returning US troops and refugees . After VJ Day she was employed repatriating British troops , including freed Prisoners of War , from India . During her government service , she had covered and carried 189,239 military personnel
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
RMS Franconia (1922)