France - Norway
Page 4 - Later NCL Postcards
 
 
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 She was withdrawn in 1974 on the removal of government subsidies.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 Caribbean Line (later 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.
 
This page shows cards issued as the NCL cruise ship Norway with later dark-blue funnel colours. Page 1 shows French-issued postcards of France. Page 2 shows postcards of France issued in other countries. Page 3 shows Norway in her original NCL colours. Page 5 shows photographs of Norway.
 
 
SS 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.
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 - this page!
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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Norway 1980-
 
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 She was withdrawn in 1974 on the removal of government subsidies.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 Caribbean Line and renamed Norway. The following postcards all show the later dark-blue funnel colours. 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.
 
The earlier NCL colour scheme is shown on this link.
 
 
Oversized official NCL postcard of Norway.
 
An oversized NCL "Freestyle Cruising" postcard of Norway (size reduced).
 
Two standard-sized Norwegian Cruise Line postcards of Norway in the dark blue colours, issued in 2000, are shown below.
 
 
 
 
Six Editions Michel Marcou issues of Norway, in the dark blue NCL colour scheme.
Norway postcard serial 176231M.
 
Norway postcard serial 176232M.
 
Norway is shown passing the Cordouan lighthouse (serial 176233C).
 
Norway postcard serial 176234M off Pointe de Grave.
 
Norway postcard serial 176237M.
 
Norway postcard serial 176504MP.
 
 
 
Four J.Coulon issues of Norway, in the dark blue NCL colour scheme.
Norway arriving Cherbourg in 1999 (no serial number).
Photo: PH Jean
 
Norway departing Cherbourg in 1999 (no serial number).
Photo: PH Jean
 
Norway departing Cherbourg in 1999 (no serial number).
Photo: PH Jean
 
Norway at Cherbourg on 22nd July 1998 (no serial number).
Photo: J-P Garnier
 
 
 
Editions Le Goubey issue 10277 of Norway, at Cherbourg.
Photograph by Isabelle Petit.
 
Editions Dubray issue 5606 of Norway, at Cherbourg.
 
Editions Yves Lambert issue P845 of Norway, at Cherbourg.
 
Two issues of Norway, commemorating "last" Atlantic crossing in 2001.
Photo by Jean-Christophe Godin, off Cozumel in June 2001.
 
 
Photo by Philippe Conquer, outward bound from New York in August 1999.
 
 
Editions Mar issue 17019 of Norway, in the dark blue NCL colour scheme.
Norway is shown in the superb natural harbour at Villefranche.
Note that she is still Le France to the French!
 
Editions Mar issue 17022 of Norway, in the latest NCL colour scheme.
Norway is shown in the superb natural harbour at Villefranche.
 
MAR postcard of Norway at Cannes, with Frech aerobatic team.
 
Scoop Photo (Cannes) real photographic postcard of Norway.
Photo: Didier Pellerin.
 
Normann Kunstforlag issue A-728 of Norway, at Oslo.
 
 
Simplon Postcards issue sp2142 of Norway, released June 1999, in the latest NCL colour scheme.
Photo by Wil Moojen in the North Sea Canal, August 1998.
 
 
Chantry Classics issue CC/S269 of Norway, in the latest NCL colour scheme.
 
 
Chantry Classics CC/S293, released October 2001, of Norway in the Clyde. Photo by W.A.C.Smith.
 
 
 
 
 
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