Messageries Maritimes
SS Champollion
French passenger ship launched 1924
History
SS Champollion was a French ocean liner built during the 1920s for the Marseille, France-Alexandria, Egypt, route. During the Second World War it served as a troop ship before resuming commercial service in 1947. On December 22, 1952, Champollion ran aground off Beirut due to a navigation error in heavy seas and broke up. 15 people were killed.
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
12,263 GRT
Length
520 ft
Beam
40.5 ft
Draught
6.7 ft
Speed
16.5 knots
Passengers
949 passengers
Crew
310
Builder
Sociéte Provençale de Constructions Navale, La Ciotat, France
Yard number
149
Launched
16 March 1924
In service
September 1925
Owner
Messageries Maritimes
Propulsion
2 shafts
Fate
Wrecked, 22 December 1952
