SS France (1960)
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SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. From the time of
SS France laid up in Le Havre, 1978
Maiden voyage cover.
SS France
Poster advertising France's 1965 Christmas and New Year's cruise to the West African coast.
Queen Mary 2
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RMS Queen Mary 2 is a British ocean liner which has been the flagship of Cunard since April 2004 and, as of 2026, remains the only ship built and used for service as an ocean liner still in active ser
SS France (1960)
…Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. From the time of her construction in 1960 until the construction of the 345 m (1,132 ft) RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built. France was purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1979, renamed…
Queen Mary 2 in Boston on 12 July 2015
Queen Mary 2 under construction, her radar mast in the right foreground
Queen Mary 2 at Trondheim, 2007
Queen Mary 2 at Cape Town, showing the Costanzi stern