A beautiful view of the famous liner FRANCE dressed overall while cruising.
One of the more important passenger ships of the 20th century, the FRANCE had a relatively short career under the original name and flag, only about 12 years followed by another 5 in lay up at the back waters of Le Havre.
Rescued by Kloster Rederi of Oslo, she was towed to Bremerhaven in August 1979 and rebuilt as the tropical cruise ship NORWAY.
As such she cruised in the Caribbean for many years with several summer seasons in European waters and a few transatlantic voyages.
Built in St. Nazaire she has been scrapped at Alang in far away India, a sad end for such a magnificent liner.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
One of the more important passenger ships of the 20th century, the FRANCE had a relatively short career under the original name and flag, only about 12 years followed by another 5 in lay up at the back waters of Le Havre.
Rescued by Kloster Rederi of Oslo, she was towed to Bremerhaven in August 1979 and rebuilt as the tropical cruise ship NORWAY.
As such she cruised in the Caribbean for many years with several summer seasons in European waters and a few transatlantic voyages.
Built in St. Nazaire she has been scrapped at Alang in far away India, a sad end for such a magnificent liner.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
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Nuno,
Já estive a ver o seu blogue , boas imagens...
Fiz um link aqui no BNM
Amanhã Domingo 08/02/09 vai ter lugar em Paris um leilão de algumas peças que foram recuperadas do France.
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