Ile de France
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Ile De France
The "Ile de France" was a 43,153 gross ton liner built in 1926 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire for the French Line (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique). She had an overall length of 792.9ft x beam 91.8ft, three funnels, two masts, four screws and a speed of 23 knots. There was accommodation for 537-1st, 603-2nd and 646-3rd class passengers. Launched on 14/3/1926, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Havre to Plymouth and New York on 22/6/1927. In July 1928 she was fitted with a catapult in her stern and on 13/8/1928, catapulted a seaplane from the ship when 400 miles from New York. The last seaplane landing was made in Havre harbour in October 1930 and the catapult was removed in 1930-31. On 15/3/1932 her accommodation was regraded to 670-1st, 408-tourist and 508-3rd class passengers and on 9/1/1935 she commenced a Havre - Southampton - New York service. In March 1936 her accommodation was again regraded to cabin, tourist and third class and on 1/9/1939 she started her last voyage from Havre to New York, where she was laid up. On 1/5/1940 she sailed to Marseilles and then to Capetown, and Saigon but was diverted to Singapore, where she was seized by the Royal Navy. On 8/11/1940 she was requisitioned as a troopship and on 10/3/1941 sailed from Singapore for Sydney. On 22/9/1945 she reverted to the French flag but stayed under Cunard management and on 3/2/1946 returned to the French Line. She commenced her first post war commercial voyage on 22/10/1946 when she sailed from Cherbourg for New York, but from April 1947 to July 1949 was completely reconditioned and rebuilt to 44,356 tons, two funnels, 541-1st class, 577-cabin class and 227-tourist class passengers. On 21/7/1949 she resumed the Havre - Southampton - New York service and on 26/7/1956 rescued 750 survivors from the sinking liner "Andrea Doria". On 10/11/1958 she commenced her last voyage from New York to Plymouth and Havre and on 26/2/1959 sailed from Havre for Osaka as the "Faransu Maru" preparatory to scrapping. In 1959 she was renamed "Claridon" and scuttled during the making of the film "The Last Voyage"; later refloated and scrapped at Osaka. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.663] Citation: [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 October 1997]
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