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SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT).
7 Μαΐ 2020 · The SS Normandie became a symbol of technological advancement, modernity, and luxury. Her design was a masterpiece inside and out, a steel poem of clean lines and beautiful proportions! Here’s how the story goes….
16 Οκτ 2023 · The SS Normandie, despite its remarkable achievements and illustrious career, met a tragically untimely demise that marked the end of an era for this iconic ocean liner. The backdrop against which the Normandie’s demise unfolded was the tumultuous period of World War II.
The SS Normandie, pride of France, sailed the oceans from 1935 until 1942. Many historians claim that the ship was the greatest and most elegant ocean liner ever. Sailing the transatlantic route during the mid-late 1930's, the SS Normandie competed against the SS Rex of Italy, RMS Queen Mary of Great Britain, and the SS Bremen and SS Europa of ...
Her purpose was distinctly threefold: To be the largest liner afloat (the first to exceed 60,000 tons and 1,000 feet in length), to be the fastest ship and, thirdly, to be an extraordinary floating center of ‘everything French’ – from food to decor to style and fashion.
23 Σεπ 2014 · Five hours after the flames were out the stricken vessel rolled onto its side and settled on the bottom of the Hudson. The S.S. Normandie was a star crossed ship. Intended to be the pride of the French people, she was designed to be the height of shipbuilding technology and modern culture.
Because of her flat bottom, which gave the ship a draft of only 1½ feet forward when empty and 4 to 7 feet when fully loaded, she could steam right up onto a beach despite her great size and discharge her cargo through massive bow doors.
