Difference between revisions of "SS Île de France"
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| Name | SS Île de France |
| Builder/Built | 1926 Saint-Nazaire |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Displacement | 44,356 tons |
| Speed | 23 .5 knots |
Remarks
Built for the "French Line" or CGT. The first liner ever to be decorated almost entirely with modern designs associated with the Art Deco style
Ironically, all of the ship's luxurious fittings were removed for its conversion into a prison ship during World War II. After the war, Île de France resumed transatlantic operations. In 1956, she played a key role in rescuing passengers from the SS Andrea Doria after the latter ship's fatal collision with the MS Stockholm off Nantucket. Scrapped in Osaka, Japan, 1959.
Soldiers carried
Egypt to Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands 29 January - 11 Feb 1942
Disembarked in Addu Atoll Maldive Islands & transferred to SS Kosciusko to Adelaide
Disembarked from SS Kociusko in Fremantle and went AWOL