“France” ( Eng. “SS France” , also known as “Norway” ( Eng. “SS Norway” )) is a French transatlantic passenger steam turbine ship, later a Norwegian cruise ship .
| "France" | |
|---|---|
| SS France | |
 "France" in Hong Kong , 1974 | |
| Service | |
 France | |
| Class and type of vessel | Passenger ship |
| Port of registry | Le Havre |
| IMO Number | |
| Organization | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
| Manufacturer | Chantiers de l'atlantique |
| Launched | May 11, 1960 |
| Commissioned | February 3, 1962 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | October 25, 1974 |
| Status | sold and after disposed of |
| Service | |
 Norway | |
| Class and type of vessel | Passenger ship |
| Port of registry | Oslo Nassau , Bahamas |
| IMO Number | |
| Organization | Norwegian cruise line |
| Manufacturer | Chantiers de l'atlantique |
| Commissioned | May 6, 1980 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | March 23, 2004 |
| Status | cut into metal |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 57,000 t [1] |
| Length | 316.1 m |
| Width | 33.8 m |
| Draft | 10.8 m |
| Engines | Steam turbine engines |
| Power | 160 000 h.p. |
| Speed | 30 knots (55.56 km / h ) |
| Crew | 1,253 people ( 1961 - 1974 ) 875 people ( 1980 - 1990 ) 875 people ( 1994 - 2003 ) |
| Passenger capacity | 2,044 passengers ( 1961 - 1974 ) 1,944 passengers ( 1980 - 1990 ) 2,565 passengers ( 1994 - 2003 ) |
| Register tonnage | 66.343 gross 70.202 gross 76,049 gross |
Content
- 1 History
- 2nd accident of 2003
- 3 Recent years and disposal
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
Ocean liner "France" was built in 1957 - 1960 and launched on May 11, 1960 in the presence of Charles de Gaulle and his wife. On January 11, 1962, it was finally put into operation, and the first cruise set off 8 days later, on January 19 . “France” is the largest (and one of the most technically advanced) passenger liner of its time.
In 1974, due to financial problems, the operation of the ship ceased, and for some time he stood at the pier in the industrial area of Le Havre . The refusal to operate the ship caused a wave of indignation in French society: the press wrote a lot about it, protests were held, and society was created to save the liner. Singer Michel Sardou recorded “on behalf of” the ship the song “Le France”, which contains such words: “Ne m'appelez plus jamais„ France “, c'est ma dernière volonté”. ( Russian. "Never call me France again, this is my last will." )
The ship was later renamed the truth: in 1977, it was bought by a millionaire from Saudi Arabia, Akram Ojeh. Two years later, he resold the ship of the American cruise company Norwegian Cruise Lines, losing three million dollars.
The Americans renamed the liner "Norway" and restored it for Caribbean cruises. The ship was subjected to alterations, in particular, lost half of the power plant and two shafts. Two decks were also added, adding three and a half hundreds of deluxe rooms. After that, the ship served for more than two decades.
2003 Crash
On May 25, 2003, an explosion occurred on board the berth at the port of Miami in Norway. At the same time, at least 4 crew members were killed, another 21 sailors were seriously injured [2] . The evacuation of more than 2,000 passengers and more than 900 personnel was calm.
Recent years and disposal
After the accident, the ship was used for several more years and even received ( January 2006 ) a new name - “Blue Lady”. However, soon the owners of the ship began to search for a site where it could be dismantled. After the trial, permission was received to dispose of the Blue Lady in Alang , in the Indian state of Gujarat . Dismantling of the vessel was completed in early 2009 . On February 8 of the same year, at the auction held in Paris, the bow of the ship, weighing 4 tons, was sold for 273,000 euros . For some time she was put up on one of the embankments of Paris , and then taken to Normandy to be installed on the seashore.