Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique
SS L'Atlantique
French ocean liner
History
SS L'Atlantique was a French liner owned by the Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). When completed in 1931 she was the largest, swiftest, and most luxurious liner on the route between Europe and South America.
Her career was cut short by a fire in 1933 that gutted much of the ship and killed 19 of her crew. She was scrapped in Scotland in 1936.
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
42,512 GRT
Length
713.6 ft p/p
Beam
92 ft
Draught
29 ft
Speed
21 knots
Passengers
1,238 passengers:
Crew
663
Builder
Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët
Yard number
P6
Launched
15 April 1930
Maiden voyage
29 September 1931
Owner
Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique
Port of registry
Bordeaux
Propulsion
Four sets of triple-expansion steam turbines driving four screws
Fate
Damaged by fire January 1933; Scrapped March 1936