French Lines' "T.S.S. France" -
(Circa
1980's)
T. S. S. F r a n c e
Name: France, Turbo Steam Ship
Company: Compagnia Generale TransAtlantique
(CGT) - France
Insurers: TBD
Registry: Le Havre,
France
Builder:
Chantiers da l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Launched: May 1960
Year Built: 1961
Engines: Turbo
electric diesel, from builders
Drive: Quad screw; 2 x port, 2 x starboard
Speed: 30 knots; 35 knots max
Specs:
1,035' x 118' x 39'
Tonnage: 66,348
GRT
Livery: Ivory over black
Keel: Steel, red
Funnels: 2, oval,
capped, with wings, black over red.
Masts: 1, contains radar, communications, satellite, etc.
Captain: TBD
Passengers: 1,944;
_,___ 1st Class,
_,___ 2nd Class,
_,___ 3rd Class
Crew: 972
Service:
Southampton, England, UK - New York,
NY, USA (TransAtlantic)
From: 1961 - 1978
For: French Line
Demise:
N/A
Date: N/A
Where: N/A
Who: N/A
Status: Still in service for Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL)
Notes: She is the only living French Line shp left afloat and not
scrapped.
She is a credit to her master builders. She is scheduled to be transferred
to Asia.
Click [here] to visit her as the "S.S. Norway".