Builder:

Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire, France

Yard Number:

G19

Date of Build:

1960

Vessel Name:

S/S France (1960 – 1979)

Other Names:

S/S Norway (1979 – 2006)

S/S Blue Lady (2006 - Present)

Type of Vessel:

Transatlantic passenger ocean liner

Date Launched:

11^th May 1960

Launched by:

Madame Charles de Gaulle

(wife of President Charles de Gaulle)

Shakedown Voyage:

18^th January 1962:

Le Havre to the Canary Islands

Maiden Voyage:

3^rd February 1962:

Le Havre to New York via Southampton

Final Commercial Voyage:

A cruise from Miami to the Caribbean, she returned to Miami on the 25^th May 2003.

Final Voyage:

5th May 2006:

Port Klang, Malaysia to Alang, India for scrapping.

Date Scrapped:

Flag:

French

Port of Registry:

Le Havre, France

Original Owners / Operators:

Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT)

CGT French Line

Length:

1,035 ft (315.5 m)

Breadth:

109 ft (33.7 m)

Draft:

34ft 4 inches (10.80 m)

Gross Registered Tonnage:

66,348 tons

Power:

CEM-Parsons geared steam turbines developing 160,000 shaft horsepower

Propulsion:

Quadruple screws

Maximum Speed:

35.21 knots

Service Speed:

31 knots

Passengers & Crew:

407 First Class, 1,637 Tourist Class and 1,100 crew