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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 |
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Fate | Sank 15 May 1932 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
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.