SS Normandie Part 1 of 3 The Greatest liner.CGT French Line

The SS Normandie, Part 1 of 3 - the French Line, the most elegant and sophisticated liner ever. Can't say a lot more really. An art Deco masterpiece.

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Sailed from Le Harve to New York 1935 to 1939.( ww11) About twice size of Titanic. Worlds largest ship. 83000 tons. Sound track Bolero Ravel. Launched onto the Loire river built by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (more commonly known as the French Line or CGT) contenders against the White Star line on the Atlantic route
Russian Vladimir Yourkevitch designed the new hull shapen while interior glass work was by Lalique. Built Penhoët shipyards at St. Nazaire
huge steam engines

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[hlaltimus]

Everything about this ship was absolutely gorgeous. Just look at it's lines: Bow, stern, aft deck levels, swept back smoke funnels, (rear funnel is a fake!) What a pity some careless incompetent ruined it all with one torch spark. By far the most beautiful and grand liner that I've ever seen.

[GPAGraceTrain]

Titanic was a motor boat compared to the Normandie.

[MultiRaZoR47]

if the normandie did not increase its weight from 79,280 tons --> 83,423 tons, it will be faster than the Queen Mary because lighter weight+200,000hp turbo electric engine=Capturing the Blue Riband. RMS Titanic is 46,328 tons on its ill-fated voyage but normandie's weight before the refit is 79,280

[SuperTitanicfreak]

I love the Grand Salon & Salon de Manger. The rooms are dazzaling. Beautiful ship.

[Thermionman1970]

This is a very moving and educational video!Thankyou!

[Ranillon]

The Normandie easily has my vote as the greatest ocean liner of all time -- when she first sailed she was the fastest, biggest, most advanced, and -- by leaps and bounds -- the most luxurious. Thumbs up if you agree!

[rugbytlse]

Too bad the girl has a terrible accent and makes some pronunciation mistakes. I would have preferred her talking in French.

[godseesnocolour]

its twice the weight of titanic not twice the size.

[Chris242tt]

ITS TINY!!!

[4freespeech]

@hlaltimus Hope they drowned those jerks that set this MASTERPIECE afire!

[4freespeech]

@GPAGraceTrain Interesting you should say that. We will always believe Titanic was a murder weapon, built for one trip to drown those financiers who were

firmly against bringing an illegal, criminal private banking cartel to the United

States we now know as the "Federal Reserve", (which is neither "federal" nor

has no "reserves").

Other liners in those days, even ones built a decade before Titanic, had

modern steam turbine engines while Titanic's engines were RELICS.

She was a DEATH SHIP.