Balsan Encheres
105
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PAQUEBOT " FRANCE IV " 1912 " LE VERSAILLES des MERS ". ( * …
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105
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PAQUEBOT " FRANCE IV " 1912 " LE VERSAILLES des MERS ". ( * …
See original version (French)
Estimate
€22
Voluntary lot
Description
PAQUEBOT " FRANCE IV " 1912 " LE VERSAILLES des MERS ". ( * )
RARE POSTCARD in Military Freehold of the ship transformed into HOSPITAL SHIP ( november 1915 to april 1916 + july 1916 to april 1917 ) - Close-up port view, white hull, red line with red cross in the centre.
( * ) - FRANCE - COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE - The largest French liner, 220 metres, the only one with 4 chimneys (height 34 metres, diameter 5 m 30), 19 boilers and 120 fireplaces devouring 5,500 tons of coal for the crossing in 5 days 16 hours, staff 600, 2,000 passengers. She operated on the Le Havre - New York route from 20 April 1912 until 1932, except during the 1st World War when she was used to transport troops (French for the Eastern Front - American for France) and HOSPITAL SHIPS in the Mediterranean. The most luxurious ship of its time - Built by Penhoët / St Nazaire. - Commander Léon Eugène PONCELET.
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ID: 87493910
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