Builder:

Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire, France

Yard Number:

Date of Build:

1927

Vessel Name:

S/S Ile de France

Other Names:

Type of Vessel:

Transatlantic passenger ocean liner

Date Launched:

14th March 1926

Launched by:

Maiden Voyage:

22nd June 1927:

Le Havre to New York via Plymouth

Final Commercial Voyage:

November 1958:

Le Havre to New York and return

Final Voyage:

16th February 1959:

Date Scrapped:

1959

Osaka, Japan

Flag:

French

Port of Registry:

Le Havre, France

Original Owners / Operators:

Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT)

CGT French Line

Length:

781 ft

Breadth:

92 ft

Draft:

Gross Registered Tonnage:

43,153 tons (as originally built)

Power:

steam turbines driving quadruple screws

Propulsion:

Quadruple screws

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

24 knots

Passengers & Crew:

670 First Class, 408 Cabin Class, 508 Third Class