SS La Bretagne

SS La Bretagne in her post-1895 configuration
SS La Bretagne in her post-1895 configuration
History
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NameSS La Bretagne
NamesakeThe former French province of Brittany (in French, Bretagne)
OwnerCompagnie Générale Transatlantique
Builder
Cost$1,700,000 (about $58 million today)
Launched9 September 1885
Maiden voyageLe HavreNew York, 14 August 1886
FateSold for scrap, December 1923; grounded on way to scrapper
General characteristics
Tonnage7,112 GRT
Length150.99 m (495 ft 4 in) LBP
Beam15.78 m (51 ft 9 in)
Depth of hold10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 390 first class
  • 65 second class
  • 600 third class (1895: 1,500)
Notes

SS La Bretagne was an ocean liner that sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) from her launch in 1886 to 1912, sailing primarily in transatlantic service on the North Atlantic. Sold to Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique in 1912, she sailed for that company under her original name and, later, as SS Alesia on France–South America routes. The liner was sold for scrapping in the Netherlands in December 1923, but was lost while being towed.