SS Europa (1928) - Wikipedia
SS Europa, later SS Liberté IMO 5607332, was a German ocean liner built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. Launched in 1928, she and her sister ship, Bremen, were the two most advanced, high-speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day, with both earning the Blue Riband. [2]
THE FRENCH LINE – SS LIBERTE – 1950s | Cruising The Past
Oct 8, 2009 · As SS Liberte, the ship became the stop gap flagship for CGT French Line as a replacement for the legendary SS Normandie that had been lost during the Second World War. She was transformed into the pride of France and finally was …
SS Europa (1928) - Wikiwand
SS Europa, later SS Liberté IMO 5607332, was a German ocean liner built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) to work the transatlantic sea route. Launched in 1928, she and her sister ship, Bremen, were the two most advanced, high-speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day, with both earning the Blue Riband. [2]
Europa – TGOL - The Great Ocean Liners
Feb 12, 2024 · 1930 – 1962. Also known as Liberté. Germany and her allies had lost World War I, and in the early twenties the former empire stood without its once so glorious merchant fleet. Albert Ballin’s great trio consisting of Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck had been handed over to the victorious states.
THE SS FRANCE AND THE SS LIBERTE - Cruising The Past
Sep 23, 2009 · As SS Liberte, the ship became the stop gap flagship for CGT French Line as a replacement for the legendary S/S Normandie that had been lost during the Second World War.
SS Liberte Fact, Figures, and Specifications - great-ocean-liners
Basic facts and figures about the famous ship Liberte including tonnage, length, width, draft, and more.
SS Liberté Archival Collection | GG Archives
SS Liberté Archival Collection. Liberte (1930) French Line. Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 51,839. Dimensions: 890' x 102' (936' o.l.). Quadruple- screw, 27 knots. Twelve steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. Note: Allocated to France in May 1946.
The Golden Era of Transatlantic Voyage - DriveMag Boats
Aug 11, 2017 · In 1950 she began her second maiden voyage to New York under a new name: SS Liberte. The new lease of life of the liner translated in 11 years in service for the French transatlantic company. After the launch of SS France in 1960, Liberte was taken out of service in 1962 and scrapped in 1963.
SS Europa to SS Liberte - YouTube
SS Europa to SS Liberte. The French line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique took over ownership and brought the vessel to Le Havre for refitting into their service as a replacement for...
Ocean Liner Gazette LIBERTE & FLANDRE Article - Spring 1999
The Liberte, launched in 1928 as the Europa for North German Lloyd, did not have stabilizers. She was delayed in her delivery by almost a year because of a fire at Blohm & Voss, but when she did enter service in March 1930, she took the Blue Riband on her maiden voyage, averaging 27.9 knots between Cherbourg and Ambrose.
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