France - Norway

Page 2 - SS France Postcards Issued Outside France

 

 

This page shows cards issued outside of France. Page 1 showed French-issued postcards of France. Page 3 is devoted to her later career as the cruise ship Norway. Page 4 shows postcards of Norway in the later NCL livery with dark-blue funnels. Page 5 shows photographs of Norway.

 

These pages are devoted to postcards and photographs of the CGT (French Line) Atlantic liner France of 1962. The France was the longest (but not largest) Atlantic liner at 1035ft. She was withdrawn in 1974 on the removal of government subsidies. She was laid up at le Havre until 1979, when she was bought by Norwegian Cruise Line and renamed Norway after a substantial rebuilding that removed half the engines and boilers. She suffered a boiler explosion on 25th May and did not sail again in service. She was eventually sold for scrap in 2006 - scrapping was completed in late 2008.

 

 

France/Norway Pages:-

SS France - Page 1 - French-issued postcards of the SS France.

SS France - Page 2 - Postcards of SS France issued outside France - this page!

SS France - Page 3 - SS Norway - Postcards in NCL service as SS Norway.

SS France - Page 4 - SS Norway - Postcards as SS Norway with later funnel colours.

SS France - Page 5 - SS Norway - Photographs of SS Norway.

 

Associated Pages:-

French Line - Page 7 - Transat Vessels 1945-1976

French Liner Postcards

NCL Cruise Ships

Simplon Postcards Home Page

 

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France 1962-1974 (Part 2)

 

The France entered service in 1962, and was the longest (but not largest) Atlantic liner at 1035ft. She was withdrawn in 1974 on the removal of government subsidies. She was laid up at le Havre until 1979, when she was bought by Norwegian Cruise Line and renamed Norway. Many postcards were issued of the SS France in other countries - this page shows a small selection.

 

 

The following two postcards show the France at Bremerhaven (this unidentified card is serial number 285-10).

 

Verlag Morisse serial number 410 (Bremerhaven) of the France at Bremerhaven.

 

The following five postcards of the France were all issued in the UK.

This is J.Arthur Dixon card SS126, which uses a Beken & Son (Cowes, IOW) photograph.

 

Two Valentines cards of the France. This photographic card is serial M4343.

 

Later Valentines colour postcard of the France, serial XT43R.

 

Salmon colour postcard of the France at Southampton, serial 1-58-03-07/5563.

 

Two Harvey Barton colour postcards of the France at Southampton, serial E11C and E1AG.

 

 

Audio-Visual Designs colour postcard of the France at New York in 1963, serial DT-71683-C, issued 1971.

 

Foto Mancebo postcard of the France at Tenerife, whilst on a cruise (serial 10).

 

 

 

 

 

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