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![]() SS France laid up in Le Havre, 1978
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Name | SS France |
Namesake | Country of France |
Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line) |
Operator | Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line) |
Port of registry | Le Havre, France |
Route | Le Havre–Southampton-New York |
Ordered | 26 July 1956 |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Yard number | G19 |
Laid down | 7 October 1957 |
Launched | 11 May 1960 |
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Decommissioned | 25 October 1974 |
Maiden voyage | 3 February 1962 |
In service | 1962–1974 |
Out of service | 24 October 1974 |
Identification | IMO number: 5119143 |
Fate | Sold to Norwegian Cruise Line after 5 years out of service |
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Namesake | Country of Norway |
Owner | Norwegian Cruise Line |
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Route | Miami, Key West, Cozumel, Roatán, Great Stirrup Cay, Miami, and also European cruises |
Ordered | 26 June 1979 |
Builder | Lloyd Werft (Refitting for Cruising Duties) |
Christened | 3 May 1980 by King Olav V |
Completed | 3 May 1980 |
Acquired | 26 June 1979 |
Decommissioned | 23 May 2005 |
Maiden voyage | 6 May 1980 |
In service | 1980–2003 |
Out of service | 25 May 2003 (Boiler explosion) |
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Fate | Scrapped 2006 |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | 52,646 tonnes (51,815 long tons) |
Length |
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Beam |
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Height | 67.66 m (222 ft 0 in) keel to mast |
Draft | 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in) design |
Depth | 28.10 m (92.2 ft) keel to main deck |
Decks |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) approx. |
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Crew |
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Notes | Cost US$80 million approx. |
SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner,[4] constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a record that remained unchallenged until the construction of the 345 m (1,132 ft) RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004.
France was later purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1979, renamed SS Norway and underwent significant modifications to refit her for cruising duties. She was renamed SS Blue Lady and sold to be scrapped in 2005, and scrapping was completed in late 2008.