SS De Grasse

Overview

*1924–1953: SS De Grasse *1953-1956: RMS Empress of Australia *1956-1962: SS Venezuela

owner	1924: Compangnie Generale Transatlantique logo.png CGT 1953: Canadian Pacific house flag.svg Canadian Pacific Railway *1956: Sicula Oceanica
operator	*1953–1956: Canadian Pacific house flag.svg CP Steamships
registry	1924: 🇫🇷 Le Havre 1953: London *1956: 🇮🇹 Palermo
route	1924: Le Havre – New York
builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead‡R1R‡
yard number	886
laid down	23 March 1920
launched	23 February 1924
completed	August 1924
maiden voyage	21 August 1924
in service	1924
out of service	1962
identification	Until 1933: code letters OUVX By 1934: call sign FNRR 1953: UK official number 185887 1953: call sign GQMQ * 1956: call sign IBVW
fate	Sank after ran aground, before scrap in 1962

SS De Grasse was a transatlantic liner built in 1921 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, and launched in February 1924. In August 1924 De Grasse set sail on her maiden voyage from Le Havre to New York. After the fall of France to Nazi Germany, the ship was used as a barracks ship. Sunk at Bordeaux, France, during the German retreat, she was refloated, repaired, and put back into service. Over the years, she became Empress of Australia and then Venezuela. She ran aground off Cannes, France, in 1962 and was scrapped at La Spezia, Italy.[3]

History

CGT

Originally speculated ordered under the name Suffren, the ship was renamed after the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique

SS De Grasse

History

CGT

Canadian Pacific

Sicula Oceanica

Notable passengers

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