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- French
Line - CGT - Page 1A
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& Mediterranean Services up to 1939)
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- This is the first of three
pages that cover the Mediterranean and African services of the
CGT fleet (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique - know as la
Transat in France, and marketed as the French Line in the
UK and USA). This page is devoted to CGT Mediterranean and African
services up to 1939. CGT moved its ships around from route to
route, so my definition of whether to include a ship is whether
it is covered in the book La Transat et Marseille by Paul
Bois.
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- Shown below, are commercial
and official cards of the fleet in chronological order. Dates
given in headings are those within the CGT fleet, not the life
of the ship.
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- Ships on this Page:-
- Charles-Roux - 1908-1936
- Carthage - 1910-1915
- Duc
D'Aumale
- 1913-1950
- Gouverneur
Generale Chanzy
- 1921-1963
- Gouverneur
Generale Grevy
- 1921-1946
- Gouverneur
Generale Gueydon
- 1922-1945
- Gouverneur
Generale Jonnart
- 1922-1948
- Lamorciere - 1920-1942
- Le Gard - 1890-1918
- Marechal
Bugeaud
- 1890-1927
- Oudjda - 1881-1929
- Timgad - 1911-1939
- Ville
d'Alger
- 1935-1966
- Ville
de Naples
- 1881-1929
- Ville
d'Oran
- 1936-1965
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- Ships on Page 1B:-
- Commandant
Quere
- (1948-1968)
- Cyrnos - (1948-1966)
- Fred
Scamaroni
- (1948-1953)
- Maroc - (1948-1968)
- Sampiero
Corso
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- Ville
d'Ajaccio
- (1948-1960)
- Ville
de Bordeaux
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- Ville
de Marseille
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- Ville
de Tunis
- (1952-1967)
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- Associated Pages:-
- French
Line Header Page
- French
Line Page 1A
- African & Mediterranean Services up to 1945 - this page!
- French
Line Page 1B
- African & Mediterranean Services 1945-1960
- French
Line Page 2
- Mediterranean Car Ferries from 1960
- French
Line Page 3
- Transat Vessels pre-1910 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 4
- Transat Vessels 1910-1914 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 5
- Transat Vessels 1914-1930
- French
Line Page 6
- Transat Vessels 1930-1945 (page under construction)
- French
Line Page 7
- Transat Vessels 1945-1976
- French
Liner Postcards
- Simplon Postcards Home Page
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- CGT
Fleet List Part 1A
- Mediterranean
Services up to 1939
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- Ville de Naples - Oudjda
1881-1929
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- This was one of nine sisters
built in 1880 and 1881 for the North African services of CGT.
They were built by a selection of English and Scottish firms,
and the Ville de Naples (renamed Oudjda in 1918)
was the last survivor, being broken up in 1929. They were 310
ft in length, of 1900grt, and carried around 150 passengers in
three classes.
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unidentified postcard was posted in 1920.
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- Marechal Bugeaud 1890-1927
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- The Marechal Bugeaud
was one of five sisters built between 1888 and 1891. They were
340 ft in length, of 2200grt, and carried around 190 passengers
in three classes. Marechal Bugeaud was broken up in 1927,
the last of the five outlived her by another two years.
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postcard is an official CGT release.
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- Le Gard 1890-1918
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- The Le Gard was
one of three cargo sisters built between 1889 and 1890 for services
from Marseille to the Levant. They were 275 ft in length, of
1700grt, and carried just 28 passengers. The Le Gard was
torpedoed and sunk in 1918. The card was published by Marcel
Delboy of Bordeaux, whilst she was on the Bordeaux-Casablanca
route.
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- Charles-Roux 1908-1936
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- Charles-Roux was built in 1908, and was France's
first turbine steamer. She was a successful ship, and the following
vessels followed her design. In 1933 she received a white hull
for use on cruising, but was broken up three years later.
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- Unidentified
card of Charles Roux in cruising white towards the end of her
career.
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- Carthage 1910-1915
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- Carthage was built in Newcastle in 1910,
and was an improved and enlarged version of Charles-Roux,
and ran on the Marseille-Tunis route. She was 400ft long, 5600grt,
and carried 470 passengers in three classes. She was torpedoed
and sunk in 1915.
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card is by H.Grimaud of Marseille.
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- Timgad 1911-1939
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- Timgad was built in 1911, and was a sister
of Carthage. She was 400ft long, 5200grt, and carried
470 passengers in three classes. Timgad became reserve
ship in 1935 when the Ville d'Alger was delivered, and
was scrapped in 1939.
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is an official CGT card, posted in 1922.
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- This
unidentified card of Timgad was posted in 1913.
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- This
unidentified card of Timgad shows her arriving at Algiers.
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- Postcard
of Timgad in a storm.
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- Duc D'Aumale 1913-1950
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- Duc D'Aumale was built in 1913, and was a smaller
version of Carthage. She was 380ft long, 4450grt, and
carried 290 passengers in three classes. Duc D'Aumale
was transferred to French West Indies inter-island services in
1926 when the Ville d'Alger was delivered, and survived
until 1950.
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is an official CGT card.
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- Lamorciere 1920-1942
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- Lamorciere was built in 1920 in Newcastle
for the Marseille-North Africa service. She was 370ft long, 4700grt,
and carried 400 passengers in three classes. Lamorciere
sank in bad weather in 1942.
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card is by H.Grimaud of Marseille.
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- Postcard
of Lamorciere.
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- Gouverneur Generale Chanzy
1921-1963
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- Gouverneur Generale
Chanzy was built
in 1921 in Birkenhead, the first of four sisters built for the
Mediterranean services. They were owned by the French government,
but operated for CGT throughout their lives. She was 362ft long
and of 4400grt. Gouverneur Generale Chanzy operated on
the Bordeaux-Casablanca service in 1956/7. She was broken up
in 1963.
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card is by A.Tardy of Marseille.
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card of Gouverneur Generale Chanzy is by Societe Editions
of Marseille.
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card of Gouverneur Generale Chanzy is by Edition G.Gandini
of Marseille.
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- Gouverneur Generale Grevy
1921-1946
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- Gouverneur Generale
Grevy was built
in 1921 in Brest, the second of four sisters. They were owned
by the French government, but operated for CGT throughout their
lives. She was 362ft long and of 4500grt. Gouverneur Generale
Grevy scuttled by retreating Germans in Marseille in 1944.
She was raised and broken up in Toulon in 1946.
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- Gouverneur Generale Jonnart
1922-1948
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- Gouverneur Generale
Jonnart was also
built in 1921 in Brest, the third of the four sisters. Gouverneur
Generale Jonnart was sunk in an air attack in 1944. She was
raised in 1945 and used as a barracks, and then broken up in
1948.
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- Gouverneur Generale Gueydon
1922-1945
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- Gouverneur Generale
Gueydon was built
in 1922, the last of the four sisters. Gouverneur Generale
Gueydon was scuttled by the Germans in 1943. She was raised,
but found not to be worth repairing, and was broken up in 1945.
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- Ville d'Alger 1935-1966
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- As built in 1935, the
Ville d'Alger and her sister Ville d'Oran were
two of the most ludicrously over-funnelled ships ever. The second
dummy funnels were removed in 1939 when they were used as troopships.
They were 461ft long, 10172grt and carried up to 500 berthed
passengers. The sisters were built for the express service from
Marseille to Algiers, and ran on this service throughout their
lives with CGT. They were then sold to Typaldos Lines, but this
second life was cut short when Typaldos became bankrupt in 1968.
Both sisters were sold for scrap.
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- A superb
official CGT card issued when Ville d'Alger was new.
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sisters were just over 10000grt, and could berth 500 passengers,
although many deck passengers could be carried in summer.
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card was produced by Grimaud of Marseille.
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description reads:- "Souvenir de voyage. Nouveau Paquebot
de la Cie. Transatlantique".
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- This
Nautical Photo Agency card of Ville d'Alger is the only
one I have viewed from astern, which emphasises the unnecessary
second funnel.
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- A postwar
official CGT card, showing (larger?) single funnel and arranged
lifeboats.
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- A similar
photo to the card above, except for colour tinting. Published
by Tardy of Marseille.
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- G.Gandini
(Marseille) postcard of Ville d'Alger.