MS Georges Philippar

History
France
Name	Georges Philippar
Namesake	Georges Philippar
Owner	Cie des Messageries Maritimes
Port of registry	Marseilles
Builder	Soc des Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire
Launched	6 November 1930
Completed	January 1932
Identification	Code letters ORVA[1]
Fate	Sank 15 May 1932
General characteristics
Tonnage	17,359 GRT Tonnage under deck 13,162 9,511 NRT
Length	542.7 ft (165.4 m)
Beam	68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Depth	46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Installed power	3,300 NHP
Propulsion	2× 10-cylinder 2S SC SA marine diesel engines; twin screws
Speed	18+1⁄2 knots (34.3 km/h)
Crew	347

Georges Philippar was an ocean liner of the French Messageries Maritimes line that was built in 1930. On her maiden voyage in 1932 she caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of 54 lives.