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- French
Line - CGT - Page 4
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- (1910-1914
ships)
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- This is Page 4 in a series
of postcard galleries that cover the CGT fleet (Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique - know as la Transat in France), and marketed
as the French Line in the UK and USA. This page is devoted to
ships on CGT Trans-Atlantic services, acquired between 1910 and
1914.
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- Commercial and official
postcards of the CGT fleet are shown below in chronological order.
Dates given in headings are those within the CGT fleet, not the
life of the ship. Information for this page has been obtained
from the Duncan Haws book on the French Line, plus various French
publications.
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- Ships on this Page:-
- Espagne (1910-1934 - 11,155gt)
- France
(2) (1912-1935
- 23,666gt)
- Lafayette
(2) (1914-1929
- 11,953gt) later Mexique
- Puerto
Rico
(1913-1929 - 6786gt) later Meknes
- Meknes (1929-1940 - 6786gt)
- ex-Puerto
Rico
- Mexique (1929-1940 - 11,953gt)
ex-Lafayette
(2)
- Rochambeau
(1) (1911-1934
- 12,678gt)
- Venezuéla
(2) (1912-1920
- 5,020gt)
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- Mediterranean Car Ferries from 1960
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Line Page 3
- Transat Vessels pre-1910
- French
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- Transat Vessels 1910-1914 - this page!
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- Transat Vessels 1945-1976
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- CGT
- Part 4
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- Espagne
- (1910-1934
11,155gt)
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- The Espagne entered
service in October 1910 on the St Nazaire-West Indies-Vera Cruz
route. Between 1912 and 1915 she also operated services to New
York. In 1920 Espagne re-entered service on the Caribbean
route. She was withdrawn in 1932 and scrapped in 1934.
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- CGT
official postcard of Espagne.
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- Postcard
of Espagne at St Nazaire.
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- Rochambeau (1)
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- 12,678gt)
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- Rochambeau
(1) was built for
CGT in 1911, and was scrapped in 1934.
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- Official
CGT postcard of Rochambeau (1).
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- Venezuéla (2)
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- 5,020gt)
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- Venezuéla was built in 1905 as the Brasile
of Italian company La Veloce. In 1912 she was purchased by CGT
from La Veloce and renamed Venezuéla. In 1920 she
arn ashore and was wrecked at Casablanca.
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- Postcard
of Venezuéla in a storm.
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- France (2)
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- 23,666gt)
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history of this ship is available on this link.
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- CGT
official postcard of France (2).
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Postcard
of France (2) at Le Havre.
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- Puerto Rico (1913-1929 - 6786gt)
- Meknes
(1929-1940)
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- Postcard
of Puerto Rico at St Nazaire.
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- CGT
official postcard of Puerto Rico.
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- Lafayette (2) (1914-1929 - 11,953gt)
- Mexique
(1929-1940)
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- Lafayette (2) was renamed Mexique in
1929. In 1940 she was mined and sunk off Le Verdon.
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- CGT
official postcard of Lafayette (2).
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- CGT
official postcard of Lafayette (2).
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- Postcard
of Lafayette (2), with Pérou in the left
background.
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up to 1910
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1914-1930
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1930-1945
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1945-1970
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