This is Page 5 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
ships on CGT Trans-Atlantic services, acquired between 1914 and
1930.
There is an alphabetical
list of ships on this page, followed by a table
of complete ship histories. Commercial and official postcards
of the CGT fleet are then shown in
chronological order. Dates given in headings are those within
the CGT fleet, not the life of the ship.
Figuig was built as the Grantala
for the Adelaide SS Co in 1903. In 1915 she was purchased by
CGT's British subsidiary, and was transferred to CGT in 1920.
Figuig was scrapped in 1934.
Postcard
of Figuig at Bordeaux.
Jacques Cartier (1) (1918-1929 - 8,379gt)
Winnepeg (1929-1941)
Jacques
Cartier (1)
was built for CGT in 1918. In 1929 she was renamed Winnepeg.
In 1941, Winnepeg was captured by the Allies and entered
service with the MOTW, but was torpedoed and sunk the following
year in the Atlantic.
Leopoldina (1919-1923 - 11948gt)
Suffren
(1923-29)
Leopoldina was built as the Bluecher
of Hamberg America Line in 1902. She was passed to CGT as war
reparation in 1991, and renamed Leopoldina. She was renamed
Suffren in 1923, and scrapped in 1929.
Postcard
of Leopoldina at St Nazaire.
Macoris
(1920-1935
- 5,879gt)
Macoris was built in 1902 as
the Bergermeister of Deutsche Ost-Afrika Line. She was
ceded to France in 1919 as a war reparation, and entered service
with CGT in 1920 as the Macoris. She was scrapped in 1935.
Postcard
of the Macoris in CGT service.
Paris
(1921-39
- 34,569gt)
Paris was destroyrd by fire
at le Havre in 1939 - the remains were scrapped in 1947.
A
complete history of this ship is available on this link.
CGT
official postcard of Paris.
Cuba
(1923-40
- 11,337gt)
Cuba entered service in May
1923 on the St Nazaire-West Indies-Vera Cruz route. She was intercepted
by a British warship in 1940, and used as a transport under Cunard
management. She was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1945.
CGT
official postcard of Cuba.
Postcard
of Cuba.
De Grasse (I)
(1924-40,
1947-53 - 17,759gt)
De Grasse was laid down as Suffren
but renamed during a lengthy 4-year building period at Cammell,
Laird & Co, Birkenhead. she operated on the CGT le Havre-New
York service until 1940, when seized by the Germans. She was
sunk by gunfire at Bordeaux on August 30th, 1944. De Grasse
was raised and refitted, re-entering service with CGT on her
old route in 1945. She was transferred to the Caribbean service
in 1952, and sold to Canadian Pacific as their Empress of
Australia in 1953. The Empress of Australia was bought
by Grimaldi-SIOSA in 1956. Following rebuilding for their Italy-West
Indies-Venezuela service, her passenger capacity increased from
664 to nearly 1500. Venezuela was lost in 1962, off Cannes.
A
complete history of thi ship is available on this link.
This
is a CGT official art card of De Grasse in orginal condition
with two funnels, whilst on the New York-Plymouth-Havre route.
CGT
official art card of De Grasse.
A
CGT official sepia art card of De Grasse in orginal condition
with two funnels.
A
CAP (Strasbourg) postcard of De Grasse in orginal condition
with two funnels. UK port of call had moved to Southampton when
this card was issued.
De
Grasse
reappeared with only one funnel when refitted in 1947. This is
a USA printed card.
"The
Longest Gangplank in the World".
Unidentified
French postcard of De Grasse creating impressive smoke
effects.
CGT
official postcard (printed Estel of Paris - serial 6103) of De
Grasse.
CGT
official postcard of De Grasse.
Postcard
of De Grasse.
Ile de France
(1927-59
- 43,153gt)
Ile
de France
entered service in June 1927 on the Havre-New York route.
A
complete history od this ship is available on this link.
