Statistics


       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                 M/S LA MARSEILLAISE 1949


 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Chantiers Navals de la Ciotat, La Ciotat, France

Yard Number:

 

Date of Build:

1949

Vessel Name:

La Marseillaise

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

10th June 1944

Launched by:

 

Maiden Voyage:

18th August 1949

Marseille to Saigon and Yokohama

Final Commercial Voyage:

22nd October 1961

Final Voyage:


Location Scrapped:

Burned and Sank off St George, Grenada 1961

 

 

Flag:

French

Port of Registry:

Marseilles, France

Original Owners / Operators:

Messageries Maritimes (MM)

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

593ft

Breadth:

75.5ft

Draft:

 

Gross Registered Tonnage:

17,408 tons

Power:

 Triple Screw Sulzer Diesels

Propulsion:

 Triple Screws

Maximum Speed:

 23.6 knots

Service Speed:

20.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

279 First Class, 76 Second Class, 319 Rationnaires (Troops) and 246 crew

 

 

 












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