Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
SS La Touraine
French ocean liner (1890–1923)
History
SS La Touraine was an ocean liner that sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique from the 1890s to the 1920s. Built in France in 1891, she was primarily employed in transatlantic service on the North Atlantic. The liner was scrapped in Dunkirk in October 1923.
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
8,893 GRT
Length
158.55 m LBP
Beam
17.07 m
Speed
19 knots
Passengers
1090 passengers (392 Saloon, 98 second class, 600 steerage)
Builder
Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France
Launched
21 March 1890
Maiden voyage
Le Havre–New York, 20 June 1891
Owner
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Fate
Scrapped October 1923
