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- French
Line - CGT - Page 1A
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& Mediterranean Services up to 1939)
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- This is the first of three
pages that cover the Mediterranean and African services of the
CGT fleet (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique - know as la
Transat in France, and marketed as the French Line in the
UK and USA). This page is devoted to CGT Mediterranean and African
services up to 1939. CGT moved its ships around from route to
route, so my definition of whether to include a ship is whether
it is covered in the book La Transat et Marseille by Paul
Bois.
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- Shown below, are commercial
and official cards of the fleet in chronological order. Dates
given in headings are those within the CGT fleet, not the life
of the ship.
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- Ships on this Page:-
- Charles-Roux - 1908-1936
- Carthage - 1910-1915
- Duc
D'Aumale - 1913-1950
- Gouverneur
Generale Chanzy - 1921-1963
- Gouverneur
Generale Grevy - 1921-1946
- Gouverneur
Generale Gueydon - 1922-1945
- Gouverneur
Generale Jonnart - 1922-1948
- Lamorciere - 1920-1942
- Le
Gard
- 1890-1918
- Marechal
Bugeaud
- 1890-1927
- Oudjda - 1881-1929
- Timgad - 1911-1939
- Ville
d'Alger
- 1935-1966
- Ville
de Naples - 1881-1929
- Ville
d'Oran
- 1936-1965
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- Ships on Page 1B:-
- Commandant Quere - (1948-1968)
- Cyrnos - (1948-1966)
- Fred Scamaroni - (1948-1953)
- Maroc - (1948-1968)
- Sampiero Corso - (1951-1967)
- Ville d'Ajaccio - (1948-1960)
- Ville de Bordeaux - (1956-1964)
- Ville de Marseille - (1948-1968)
- Ville de Tunis - (1952-1967)
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- Associated Pages:-
- French
Line Header Page
- French
Line Page 1A - African & Mediterranean Services up to
1945
- this page!
- French
Line Page 1B - African & Mediterranean Services 1945-1960
- French
Line Page 2 - Mediterranean Car Ferries from 1960
- French
Line Page 3 - Transat Vessels pre-1910 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 4 - Transat Vessels 1910-1914 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 5 - Transat Vessels 1914-1930
- French
Line Page 6 - Transat Vessels 1930-1945 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 7 - Transat Vessels 1945-1976
- French
Liner Postcards
- Simplon Postcards Home Page
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- CGT
Fleet List Part 1A
- Mediterranean
Services up to 1939
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- Ville de Naples - Oudjda 1881-1929
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one of nine sisters built in 1880 and 1881 for the North African
services of CGT. They were built by a selection of English and
Scottish firms, and the Ville de Naples (renamed Oudjda
in 1918) was the last survivor, being broken up in 1929. They
were 310 ft in length, of 1900grt, and carried around 150 passengers
in three classes.
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unidentified postcard was posted in 1920.
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- Marechal Bugeaud 1890-1927
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- The Marechal
Bugeaud was one of five sisters built between 1888 and 1891.
They were 340 ft in length, of 2200grt, and carried around 190
passengers in three classes. Marechal Bugeaud was broken
up in 1927, the last of the five outlived her by another two
years.
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postcard is an official CGT release.
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- Le Gard 1890-1918
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- The Le
Gard was one of three cargo sisters built between 1889 and
1890 for services from Marseille to the Levant. They were 275
ft in length, of 1700grt, and carried just 28 passengers. The
Le Gard was torpedoed and sunk in 1918. The card was published
by Marcel Delboy of Bordeaux, whilst she was on the Bordeaux-Casablanca
route.
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- Charles-Roux 1908-1936
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- Charles-Roux was built in 1908, and
was France's first turbine steamer. She was a successful ship,
and the following vessels followed her design. In 1933 she received
a white hull for use on cruising, but was broken up three years
later.
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- Unidentified
card of Charles Roux in cruising white towards the end of her
career.
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- Carthage 1910-1915
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- Carthage was built in Newcastle
in 1910, and was an improved and enlarged version of Charles-Roux,
and ran on the Marseille-Tunis route. She was 400ft long, 5600grt,
and carried 470 passengers in three classes. She was torpedoed
and sunk in 1915.
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card is by H.Grimaud of Marseille.
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- Timgad 1911-1939
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- Timgad was built in 1911, and
was a sister of Carthage. She was 400ft long, 5200grt,
and carried 470 passengers in three classes. Timgad became
reserve ship in 1935 when the Ville d'Alger was delivered,
and was scrapped in 1939.
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is an official CGT card, posted in 1922.
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- This
unidentified card of Timgad was posted in 1913.
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- This
unidentified card of Timgad shows her arriving at Algiers.
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- Postcard
of Timgad in a storm.
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- Duc D'Aumale 1913-1950
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- Duc D'Aumale was built in 1913, and
was a smaller version of Carthage. She was 380ft long,
4450grt, and carried 290 passengers in three classes. Duc
D'Aumale was transferred to French West Indies inter-island
services in 1926 when the Ville d'Alger was delivered,
and survived until 1950.
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is an official CGT card.
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- Lamorciere 1920-1942
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- Lamorciere was built in 1920 in
Newcastle for the Marseille-North Africa service. She was 370ft
long, 4700grt, and carried 400 passengers in three classes. Lamorciere
sank in bad weather in 1942.
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card is by H.Grimaud of Marseille.
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- Postcard
of Lamorciere.
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- Gouverneur Generale Chanzy 1921-1963
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- Gouverneur
Generale Chanzy
was built in 1921 in Birkenhead, the first of four sisters built
for the Mediterranean services. They were owned by the French
government, but operated for CGT throughout their lives. She
was 362ft long and of 4400grt. Gouverneur Generale Chanzy
operated on the Bordeaux-Casablanca service in 1956/7. She was
broken up in 1963.
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card is by A.Tardy of Marseille.
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card of Gouverneur Generale Chanzy is by Societe Editions
of Marseille.
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card of Gouverneur Generale Chanzy is by Edition G.Gandini
of Marseille.
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- Gouverneur Generale Grevy 1921-1946
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- Gouverneur
Generale Grevy
was built in 1921 in Brest, the second of four sisters. They
were owned by the French government, but operated for CGT throughout
their lives. She was 362ft long and of 4500grt. Gouverneur
Generale Grevy scuttled by retreating Germans in Marseille
in 1944. She was raised and broken up in Toulon in 1946.
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- Gouverneur Generale Jonnart 1922-1948
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- Gouverneur
Generale Jonnart
was also built in 1921 in Brest, the third of the four sisters.
Gouverneur Generale Jonnart was sunk in an air attack
in 1944. She was raised in 1945 and used as a barracks, and then
broken up in 1948.
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- Gouverneur Generale Gueydon 1922-1945
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- Gouverneur
Generale Gueydon
was built in 1922, the last of the four sisters. Gouverneur
Generale Gueydon was scuttled by the Germans in 1943. She
was raised, but found not to be worth repairing, and was broken
up in 1945.
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- Ville d'Alger 1935-1966
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in 1935, the Ville d'Alger and her sister Ville d'Oran
were two of the most ludicrously over-funnelled ships ever. The
second dummy funnels were removed in 1939 when they were used
as troopships. They were 461ft long, 10172grt and carried up
to 500 berthed passengers. The sisters were built for the express
service from Marseille to Algiers, and ran on this service throughout
their lives with CGT. They were then sold to Typaldos Lines,
but this second life was cut short when Typaldos became bankrupt
in 1968. Both sisters were sold for scrap.
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- A
superb official CGT card issued when Ville d'Alger was
new. The sisters were just over 10000grt, and could berth 500
passengers, although many deck passengers could be carried in
summer.
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card was produced by Grimaud of Marseille.
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description reads:- "Souvenir de voyage. Nouveau Paquebot
de la Cie. Transatlantique".
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- This
Nautical Photo Agency card of Ville d'Alger is the only
one I have viewed from astern, which emphasises the unnecessary
second funnel.
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- A
postwar official CGT card, showing (larger?) single funnel and
arranged lifeboats.
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- A
similar photo to the card above, except for colour tinting. Published
by Tardy of Marseille.
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- G.Gandini
(Marseille) postcard of Ville d'Alger.
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- Ville d'Oran 1936-1965
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- Ville
d'Oran
followed her sister into into service in 1936. Again, the second
dummy funnel was removed in 1939. Following the fall of France
in WW2, she reverted to her normal service until fuel shortages
caused her to be laid up in Algiers. She later served with the
allies as a troopship, under the management of Cunard. Like her
sister, she was sold to Typaldos Lines, but had not entered service
before their bankruptcy in 1968. She was then sold for scrap.
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- This
attractive official CGT card was posted to a US address. The
card is stamped: "S/S Berengaria via Cherbourg".
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- Another
pre-WW2 card with two funnels, published by E.Desfosses.