SS La Bretagne in her post-1895 configuration
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History | |
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Name | SS La Bretagne |
Namesake | The former French province of Brittany (in French, Bretagne) |
Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
Builder |
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Cost | $1,700,000 (about $58 million today) |
Launched | 9 September 1885 |
Maiden voyage | Le Havre–New York, 14 August 1886 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, December 1923; grounded on way to scrapper |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7,112 GRT |
Length | 150.99 m (495 ft 4 in) LBP |
Beam | 15.78 m (51 ft 9 in) |
Depth of hold | 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Capacity |
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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.