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- French
Line - CGT - Page 4
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- (1910-1914
ships)
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- This is Page 4 in a series
of postcard galleries that cover the CGT fleet (Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique - know as la Transat in France), and marketed
as the French Line in the UK and USA. This page is devoted to
ships on CGT Trans-Atlantic services, acquired between 1910 and
1914.
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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. Information for this page has been obtained from
the Duncan Haws book on the French Line, plus various French
publications.
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- Ships on this Page:-
- Espagne (1910-1934 - 11,155gt)
- France
(2)
(1912-1935 - 23,666gt)
- Lafayette
(2)
(1914-1929 - 11,953gt) later Mexique
- Puerto
Rico
(1913-1929 - 6786gt) later Meknes
- Meknes (1929-1940 - 6786gt)
- ex-Puerto
Rico
- Mexique (1929-1940 - 11,953gt)
ex-Lafayette
(2)
- Rochambeau
(1)
(1911-1934 - 12,678gt)
- Venezuéla
(2)
(1912-1920 - 5,020gt)
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- Associated Pages:-
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Line Header Page
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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
- French
Line Page 4 - Transat Vessels 1910-1914 - this page!
- French
Line Page 5 - Transat Vessels 1914-1930
- French
Line Page 6 - Transat Vessels 1930-1945
- French
Line Page 7 - Transat Vessels 1945-1976
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- CGT
- Part 4
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- Espagne
- (1910-1934
11,155gt)
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- The Espagne
entered service in October 1910 on the St Nazaire-West Indies-Vera
Cruz route. Between 1912 and 1915 she also operated services
to New York. In 1920 Espagne re-entered service on the
Caribbean route. She was withdrawn in 1932 and scrapped in 1934.
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- CGT
official postcard of Espagne.
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- Postcard
of Espagne at St Nazaire.
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- Rochambeau (1)
- (1911-1934
- 12,678gt)
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- Rochambeau
(1) was
built for CGT in 1911, and was scrapped in 1934.
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- Official
CGT postcard of Rochambeau (1).
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- Venezuéla (2)
- (1911-1920
- 5,020gt)
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- Venezuéla was built in 1905 as
the Brasile of Italian company La Veloce. In 1912 she
was purchased by CGT from La Veloce and renamed Venezuéla.
In 1920 she arn ashore and was wrecked at Casablanca.
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- Postcard
of Venezuéla in a storm.
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- France (2)
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- 23,666gt)
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complete history of this ship is available on this link.
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- CGT
official postcard of France (2).
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Puerto Rico (1913-1929 - 6786gt)
- Meknes
(1929-1940)
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- Postcard
of Puerto Rico at St Nazaire.
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- CGT
official postcard of Puerto Rico.
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- Lafayette (2) (1914-1929 - 11,953gt)
- Mexique
(1929-1940)
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- Lafayette
(2) was
renamed Mexique in 1929. In 1940 she was mined and sunk
off Le Verdon.
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- CGT
official postcard of Lafayette (2).
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- CGT
official postcard of Lafayette (2).
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- Postcard
of Lafayette (2), with Pérou in the left
background.
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- CGT
up to 1910
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1914-1930
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1930-1945
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1945-1970
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