French Line - CGT - Page 3
 
(pre-1910 ships)
 
 
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.
 
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.
 
 
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)
 
Associated Pages:-
French Line Header Page
French Line Page 1A - African & Mediterranean Services before 1945
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 - this page!
French Line Page 4 - Transat Vessels 1910-1914
French Line Page 5 - Transat Vessels 1914-1930
French Line Page 6 - Transat Vessels 1930-1939
French Line Page 7 - Transat Vessels 1945-1976
Simplon Postcards Home Page
 
 
 
CGT - Page 3
 
 
Lafayette (1)
(1863-1906 - 3375gt)
 
To be added!
 
 
 
 
 
France (1)
(1865-1910 - 3200gt)
 
In 1874, France (1) was rebuilt to 4,600 (approx) tons. She was scrapped in 1910.
 
 
Postcard of France (1) at St Nazaire.
 
 
 
 
 
La Bretagne
(1886-1912 - 7112gt)
 
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.
 
 
Official CGT postcard of La Bretagne.
 
Postcard of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Bretagne at Le Havre.
 
 
 
 
 
La Champagne
(1886-1915 - 7087gt)
 
La Champagne was built for CGt in 1996. In 1915 she aground St.Nazaire and wrecked.
 
 
Official CGT postcard of La Champagne.
 
Postcard of La Champagne at St Nazaire.
 
Postcard of La Champagne at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Champagne at Veracruz, with the HAPAG steamer Fürst Bismarck.
 
 
 
 
 
Versailles
(1889-1914 - 4247gt)
 
Versailles was built in 1881 as the Hammonia of Hamburg America Line. She was sold to CGT in 1889, and scrapped in 1914.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marechal Bugeaud
(1890-1927 - 2206gt)
 
 
 
 
 
 
La Touraine
(1890-1923 - 8893gt)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aquitaine
(1899-1906 - 8,242gt)
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
La Lorraine
(1899-1922 - 11,146gt)
 
La Lorraine was scrapped in 1922.
 
 
CGT official postcard of La Lorraine.
 
CGT official postcard of La Lorraine.
 
Postcard of La Lorraine at Le Havre.
 
 
 
 
 
La Savoie
(1900-1927 - 11,168gt)
 
La Savoie was scrapped in 1927.
 
 
CGT official postcard of La Savoie.
 
CGT official postcard of La Savoie.
 
Postcard of La Savoie at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Savoie at Le Havre.
 
 
 
 
 
Martinque (2)
(1903-1932 - 4241gt)
 
Martinque (2) was built in 1883 as the Norham Castle of Castle Line. She was acquired by CGT in 1903, and scrapped in 1932.
 
 
Postcard of Martinque (2) at St Nazaire.
 
Postcard of Martinque (2) at Le Havre.
 
 
 
 
 
La Provence
(1905-1916 - 13,752gt)
 
La Provence was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean whilst trooping in 1916.
 
 
CGT official postcard of La Provence.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Provence in rough weather off Marseille (published Grimaud?).
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
Le Havre published postcard of La Provence in rough weather.
 
Postcard of La Provence at Le Havre.
 
 
 
 
 
Chicago (1) (1907-1929 - 11,127gt)
Guadaloupe (1929-1936)
 
 
 
Postcard of Chicago.
 
 
 
 
 
Perou (1)
(1907-1934 - 6,599gt)
 
 
Postcard of Lafayette (2), with Pérou in the left background.
 
 
 
 
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