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- French
Line - CGT - Page 3
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ships)
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- This is Page 3 in a series
of postcard galleries that cover 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 Trans-Atlantic acquisitions up to 1910.
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- Commercial and official postcards
of the CGT fleet are shown below 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:-
- Aquitaine (1899-1906 - 8242gt)
- Chicago
(1)
(1907-1929 - 11127gt) - later Guadaloupe
- France
(1)
(1865-1910 - 3200gt)
- Guadaloupe (1929-1936 - 11127gt)
- ex-Chicago
(1)
- La
Bretagne (1886-1912 - 7112gt)
- La
Champagne (1886-1915 - 7087gt)
- La
Lorraine
(1899-1922
- 11,146gt)
- La
Provence
(1905-1916 - 13752gt)
- La
Savoie
(1900-1927 - 11168gt)
- La
Touraine (1890-1923 - 8,893gt)
- Lafayette
(1)
(1863-1906 - 3375gt)
- Martinque
(2)
(1903-1932 - 4,241gt)
- Perou
(1)
(1907-1934 - 6,599gt)
- Versailles (1889-1914 - 4247gt)
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Line Page 1A - African & Mediterranean Services before
1945
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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 - this page!
- French
Line Page 4 - Transat Vessels 1910-1914
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Line Page 5 - Transat Vessels 1914-1930
- French
Line Page 6 - Transat Vessels 1930-1939
- French
Line Page 7 - Transat Vessels 1945-1976
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- CGT
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- Lafayette (1)
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- 3375gt)
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- To
be added!
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- France (1)
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- 3200gt)
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- In
1874, France (1) was rebuilt to 4,600 (approx) tons. She
was scrapped in 1910.
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- Postcard
of France (1) at St Nazaire.
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- La Bretagne
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- 7112gt)
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- La
Bretagne
was built for CGT in 1886. In 1912 she was transferred to CSA,
and in 1919 was renamed Alesia In 1923, Alesia
was sold for scrapping but went around and lost.
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- Official
CGT postcard of La Bretagne.
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- Postcard
of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
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- La Champagne
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- 7087gt)
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- La
Champagne
was built for CGt in 1996. In 1915 she aground St.Nazaire and
wrecked.
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- Official
CGT postcard of La Champagne.
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- Postcard
of La Champagne at St Nazaire.
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- Postcard
of La Champagne at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Champagne at Veracruz, with the HAPAG steamer Fürst
Bismarck.
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- Versailles
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- 4247gt)
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- Versailles was built in 1881 as
the Hammonia of Hamburg America Line. She was sold to CGT
in 1889, and scrapped in 1914.
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- Marechal
Bugeaud
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- 2206gt)
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- La Touraine
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- 8893gt)
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- Aquitaine
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- 8,242gt)
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- Aquitaine was built as the Normannia
for Hamburg
America Line
in 1890. In 1898 she became the Patriota (Spanish Navy).
In 1899, she was arrested by French authorities for debt, renamed
Aquitaine, 1906 scrapped.
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- La Lorraine
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- 11,146gt)
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- La
Lorraine
was scrapped in 1922.
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- CGT
official postcard of La Lorraine.
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- CGT
official postcard of La Lorraine.
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- Postcard
of La Lorraine at Le Havre.
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- La Savoie
- (1900-1927
- 11,168gt)
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- La
Savoie
was scrapped in 1927.
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- CGT
official postcard of La Savoie.
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- CGT
official postcard of La Savoie.
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- Postcard
of La Savoie at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Savoie at Le Havre.
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- Martinque (2)
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- 4241gt)
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- Martinque
(2) was
built in 1883 as the Norham Castle of Castle Line. She
was acquired by CGT in 1903, and scrapped in 1932.
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- Postcard
of Martinque (2) at St Nazaire.
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- Postcard
of Martinque (2) at Le Havre.
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- La Provence
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- 13,752gt)
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- La
Provence
was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean whilst trooping in
1916.
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- CGT
official postcard of La Provence.
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Provence in rough weather off Marseille (published
Grimaud?).
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of La Provence at Le Havre.
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- Le
Havre published postcard of La Provence in rough weather.
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