Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
SS La Provence
Ocean liner launched in 1905
History
SS La Provence was an ocean liner and auxiliary cruiser torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on 26 February 1916. She belonged to the French Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
When launched on 21 March 1905 in a ceremony attended by the Ministers of Public Works and Commerce along with the First Secretary of Marine, La Provence was the largest ship in the French merchant marine and the largest built in France.
Text: Wikipedia — SS La Provence, CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
13,753 GRT
Length
191 m LOA
Beam
19.8 m
Draught
8.15 m
Speed
23 knots
Passengers
397 first class, 205 second class and 900 third class passengers
Crew
435
Builder
Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire
Launched
21 March 1905
Owner
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Propulsion
2 x triple expansion steam engines
Fate
Sunk, 26 February 1916
