SS Normandie Menu Sash or Hat Band, White 26" long

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SS Normandie Menu Sash or Hat Band, White 26" long 1 1/4" X 26" , some discoloring Normandie was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire , France for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique . She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat; she is still the most powerful steam turbo-electric -propelled passenger ship ever built. [1 ][ 2] Her novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners. [3 ][ 4] Despite this, she was not a commercial success and relied partly on government subsidy to operate. [4 ] During service as the flagship of the CGT, she made 139 transatlantic crossings westbound from her home port of Le Havre to New York and one fewer return. Normandie held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career, during which the RMS Queen Mary was her chief rival.During World War II , Normandie was seized by the United States authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette . In 1942, the liner caught fire while being converted to a troopship , capsized and sank at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal . Although salvaged at great expense, restoration was deemed too costly and she was scrapped in October 1946The French Line's flagship was the Ile de France ,[ 6] which had modern Art Deco interiors read more

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