SS L'Atlantique was a French liner owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). When completed in 1931 she was the largest, swiftest, and most luxurious liner on the route between Europe and South America.

2024年5月30日 · SS L'Atlantique represented both the glory and the vulnerability of the ocean liner. In fact, she was one of five French liners that were lost to fire over a 10 year period (the most famous of course being Normandie).

Facing increasing competition from German, British and Italian companies, in 1928 the directors took the bold step of ordering the largest, most luxurious liner yet seen on the Europe to South America service – L’Atlantique.

2010年3月18日 · Background and History – SS L’Atlantique. SS L’Atlantique was ordered from the Penhoet shipyards in St. Nazaire, France, birthplace of the famed Ile De France. In fact, she was considered by some to be the “first cousin” to the Ile de France.

2014年1月1日 · SS L'Atlantique, owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique (a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique or French Line) was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner on...

SS L'Atlantique, owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique (a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique or French Line) was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner on the Europe-South America run until her untimely destruction by fire.

2022年1月5日 · A three-nation team of tugs pulled L'Atlantique into Cherbourg on January 7th, and the city's fire department, working dockside, successfully extinguished the last of the flames on January 8th.

SS L'Atlantique was a French ocean liner owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). When completed in 1931 she was the largest, swiftest and most luxurious ocean …

2020年4月21日 · This sad black-and-white image of a great liner, the S.S. L’Atlantique, has two aspects to its story. The first element is the ship itself, which went into service in 1930 for a subsidiary of the French Line for service to South America.