Forty years ago, in January 1971, the beautiful French Line passenger ship ANTILLES was lost by grounding followed by fire off Mustique Island while cruising the Caribbean.
Dhe was a beautiful ship, looking very French and showing almost naval ship lines. This post card published in Great Britain using a photograph by Beken of Cowes is her best colour photograph in my oppinion.
I remember well when she was lost, and this was very sad for two reasons. the loss of a fantastic ship and the fact that she was schedulled to call in Lisbon in late January 1971, she never came so I was unable to see her...
ANTILLES was replaced in the French Line fleet by the BERGENSFJORD, purchased later in 1971 and renamed DE GRASSE (1971-1973).
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