CM FR PASSENGER SHIP 'SS LIBERTE' 1/1250 MODEL SHIP

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METAL MODEL OF FRENCH LINE PASSENGER SHIP ' SS LIBERTE' BUILT BY BLOHM AND VOSS, (ORIGINALLY SS EUROPA) HAMBURG 1928. 49,746 TON, 283 METRES, 27 KNOTS, 2 139 PASSENGERS. 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. She and her sister ship, Bremen , were the two most advanced, high speed steam turbine ocean vessels in their day, and were a part of the international competition for the Blue Riband 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 SS Normandie . The most obvious change was the repainting of her funnels from NDL yellow to the red funnels and black tops of the CGT. On December 8, 1946 a storm caused her to break free from her moorings and she collided with the wreck of Paris , causing significant damage to her hull. [6] She was raised in April 1947 and towed to the Chantiers de l'Atlantique Shipyard in Saint-Nazaire to complete her refitting. She suffered some further damage when the ship caught fire once again in October 1949, resulting in damage to some of her passenger interiors. Finally, on August 2, 1950, after five years and two near disasters, she made her maiden voyage to New York under her new name, read more
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