Historical
Statistics:
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Builder:
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Chantiers
de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire,
France
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Yard Number:
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G19
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Date of Build:
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1960
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Vessel Name:
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S/S
France (1960 – 1979)
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Other Names:
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S/S
Norway (1979 – 2006)
S/S
Blue Lady (2006 - Present)
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Type of Vessel:
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Transatlantic
passenger ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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11th
May 1960
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Launched by:
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Madame
Charles de Gaulle
(wife
of President Charles de Gaulle)
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Shakedown Voyage:
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18th
January 1962:
Le Havre to the Canary
Islands
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Maiden Voyage:
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3rd
February 1962:
Le Havre to New York
via Southampton
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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A
cruise from Miami to the Caribbean, she
returned to Miami
on the 25th May 2003.
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Final Voyage:
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5th
May 2006:
Port Klang, Malaysia to Alang, India for
scrapping.
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Date Scrapped:
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Flag:
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French
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Port of Registry:
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Le Havre, France
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Compagnie
Generale Transatlantique (CGT)
CGT
French Line
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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1,035
ft (315.5 m)
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Breadth:
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109
ft (33.7 m)
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Draft:
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34ft
4 inches (10.80 m)
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Gross Registered Tonnage:
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66,348
tons
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Power:
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CEM-Parsons
geared steam turbines developing 160,000 shaft horsepower
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Propulsion:
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Quadruple
screws
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Maximum Speed:
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35.21
knots
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Service Speed:
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31
knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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407
First Class, 1,637 Tourist Class and 1,100 crew
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