Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique SA ( CGT ) was a semi-public French shipping company headquartered in Paris . The home port for the ships was Le Havre on the Channel coast. The shipping company operated freight and passenger services to North and Central America and the Mediterranean . Some of the most beautiful and largest passenger ships with names like Ile de France , Normandie and France were in service for the CGT , Transat and French Line .
history
In 1861, the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique SA was founded to operate freight and passenger services to North and Central America as well as the state-subsidized mail transport on these routes. Founders of the shipping company were the brothers Émile (1800–1875) and Isaac Pereire (1806–1880), who were led by Emperor Napoléon III. who had received postal rights on these routes.
Under the leadership of the Pereire brothers, the CGT rose to become the largest shipping company in France and one of the leading shipping companies in the world. In a short time several passenger steamers were ordered from British shipyards, all of them still side-wheel steamers. In 1866, the Péreire and the Ville de Paris, the first screw steamers came into service. Since the postal convention with the imperial government stipulated that the majority of the ships to be used would be built in France, the brothers founded the Chantiers de Penhoet shipyard in Saint-Nazaire in January 1862 with the Scottish shipbuilder John Scott . From this shipyard, what is now France's largest shipyard , the Chantiers de l'Atlantique, developed . In 1865 the shipping company's fleet already consisted of 27 ships of all types, in 1888 there were a remarkable 69. In 1878 the shipping company started liner services in the Mediterranean, mainly on the routes from the French Mediterranean ports to the North African coast to the then important French ones Provinces / Colonies / Protectorates of Algeria , Tunisia and Morocco .
In 1877 Eugène Péreire, the son of Isaac Péreire, became President of the CGT, which he chaired until 1904. Under him, some technical innovations were introduced on the ships of the line, such as electric lights, refrigerated holds and the conversion of the paddle steamers to screw drives. In 1891 the company's Touraine embarked on its first Mediterranean cruise. Nevertheless, the CGT ranked far behind the British and German competition in passenger transport. Although the shipping company was interested in fast and efficient ships because of the postal subsidies, no express record breakers were ever built. In view of the enormous increase in operating costs at the same time, one of the CGT presidents once said " The caviar costs less than the coal ".
The shipping company had to be forced to build fast passenger ships by special law. At the beginning of the 20th century, the line commissioned a number of larger ships in quick succession. In 1900 and 1901 respectively, the La Lorraine and La Savoie, the first ships with more than 10,000 GRT, went into service. A 13,000-tonner followed in 1906 with La Provence and in 1912 with France, the first 20,000-tonner and France's only four-chimney. The First World War interrupted this development and brought the shipping company some severe losses in crews and ships. The larger passenger ships mostly came through the war undamaged, so that the shipping company was able to continue seamlessly at the beginning of the 1920s.
In 1921 the Paris , measured at 34,569 GRT, began operations, and in 1926, the Ile de France (43,153 GRT), one of the most famous transatlantic liners ever. The CGT expanded on all routes, the golden age dawned for the shipping company. With the ships Lafayette (1930, 25,178 GRT) and Champlain (1932, 28,124 GRT) important reinforcements for the transatlantic service joined the fleet. In 1935, the Penhoët shipyard delivered its masterpiece with Normandy , not only because it was the largest ship in the world at 79,280 GRT (later increased to 83,423 GRT through conversion), but also the fastest at 30 knots . The Normandie was France's only holder of the Blue Riband .
In the late 1930s, the shipping company hit an unusual wave of ship losses. In 1938 the Lafayette burned down in Le Havre, as did the Paris in 1939 . The Second World War , which broke out in 1939, meant almost the total loss of the fleet. In 1940 the Champlain sank after a mine hit at La Palice , and in 1942 Normandy , the pride of France, burned out in New York during conversion work into a troop transport .
At the end of the war, the shipping company faced a fresh start. Of the proud fleet of large passenger ships, only the Ile de France and the smaller De Grasse from 1924 remained. The pre-war freighter fleet was no better. In 1946, the CGT received the Europa des NDL from the pool of surviving German ships , which went into service as Liberté for the CGT. The major changes in shipping that began in the early 1960s made major newbuilding programs nonsensical, but the aging liners Ile de France and Liberté required a new building. In 1961 the France (66,348 GRT) went into operation, France's last luxury liner in the classic style. By airplane passenger services, however, were no longer tenable, and in 1974 the French government cut the subsidies. The France was decommissioned and passenger services were suspended.
The CGT was restructured in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 the Mediterranean services with the Cie. Navigation Mixte SA to Cie. Générale Trans-Mediterranée (CGTM) merged, which in 1976 became the state ferry service Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée . In 1974 the freight division of CGT merged with Cie. from Messageries Maritimes SA to Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM). CGM became one of the largest container shipping companies in the world and was privatized in 1999 with the Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement to form the CMA CGM Group.
Ships (selection)
Passenger ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | Floride (I) | 1859 GRT | k. A. | 1874: Colombie (I) / 1897 out of service |
| 1862 | Louisiane (I) | 1859 GRT | k. A. | Sunk after a collision on the Gironde in 1875 |
| 1862 | Tampico | 1700 GRT | k. A. | 1870: Guadeloupe (I) / sold in 1880 |
| 1862 | Vera Cruz | 1700 GRT | k. A. | 1870: Martinique (I) / 1892 out of service |
| 1863 | Lafayette (I) | 3204 GRT | Scotts & Co. Ltd., Greenock | 1868: Screw drive / 1906 sold for demolition |
| 1865 | Washington (I) | 3204 GRT | Scotts & Co. Ltd., Greenock | 1868: 4600 GRT, screw drive / 1899 sunk after a collision |
| 1864 | France (I) | 3200 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1874: 4600 GRT, screw drive / 1910 sold for demolition |
| 1864 | Europe | 3200 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sunk in the North Atlantic in 1874 |
| 1865 | Napoleon III | 3376 GRT | Thomas Ironworks Ltd., London | 1871: 3950 GRT / 1873: Ville du Havre / 1873 sunk (226 dead) |
| 1865 | Nouveau moons | 3376 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1875: Labrador , screw drive / 1905 sold for demolition |
| 1865 | Ville de Paris | 3150 GRT | Napier & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1888 |
| 1866 | Péreire | 3150 GRT | Napier & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1888 |
| 1866 | St. Laurent (I) | 3413 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1874: Screw drive / 1902 sold for demolition |
| 1866 | Panama | 3413 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1875: Canada , 4054 BRT, screw drive / 1908 out of service |
| 1870 | L'Atlantique | 3400 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1874: Amerique , 4585 BRT, screw drive / stranded in 1895 |
| 1871 | Ville de Bordeaux (I) | 2676 GRT | k. A. | 1899 out of service |
| 1871 | Ville de St. Nazaire | 2676 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in a storm near Cape Hatteras in 1897 |
| 1871 | Ville de Brest | 2676 GRT | k. A. | 1899 out of service |
| 1871 ( 1869 ) | Desirade | 1452 GRT | k. A. | 1869: ex City of Brussels , Harrison Line / 1871 CGT / 1906 out of service |
| 1878 ( 1874 ) | Saint-Simon | 3090 GRT | Caird & Co. Ltd. , Greenock | 1874: ex Rhenania , HAPAG / 1878 CGT / 1905 out of service |
| 1878 ( 1868 ) | Caldera | 1741 GRT | Laird Bros. & Co. Ltd., Sunderland | 1868: / 1878 CGT / 1886 sold |
| 1879 ( 1875 ) | Ville de Marseille (I) | 2920 GRT | A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow | 1875: ex Stad Amsterdam , KNSM / 1879 CGT / 1902 out of service |
| 1879 ( 1875 ) | Ferdinand de Lesseps | 2920 GRT | A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow | 1875: ex Stad Haarlem , KNSM / 1879 CGT / 1911 out of service |
| 1880 | Flat | 2277 GRT | k. A. | Sunk near Tenerife in 1898 |
| 1880 | La Chatelier | 2277 GRT | k. A. | Sunk on the Loire in 1890 |
| 1880 | Fournel | 2187 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1916 |
| 1880 | Alexandre Bixio | 2187 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in the English Channel in 1905 |
| 1880 | Moise | 1900 GRT | k. A. | 1923 out of service |
| 1880 | Glue | 1900 GRT | k. A. | Sunk at Faraman in 1901 |
| 1880 | Isaac-Péreire | 1859 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in the Balearic Islands in 1906 |
| 1880 | Saint-Augustin | 1859 GRT | k. A. | Sunk at Bône in 1913 |
| 1880 | Abd-El-Kader | 1859 GRT | k. A. | 1922 out of service |
| 1880 ( 1872 ) | Afrique | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1872: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / 1901 sold |
| 1880 ( 1872 ) | Ajaccio | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1872: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / 1900 sunk near Marseille |
| 1880 ( 1872 ) | Lou Cettori | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1872: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / 1906 out of service |
| 1880 ( 1872 ) | La Corse | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1872: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / 1902 sold |
| 1880 ( 1873 ) | Maréchal Canrobert | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1873: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / 1892 sunk after collision |
| 1880 ( 1873 ) | Mohamed-El-Sadok | 1235 GRT | k. A. | 1873: Cie. Valery / 1880 CGT / sunk in 1886 |
| 1880 | Manoubia | 1080 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in 1899 |
| 1880 | Ville de Tangier | 1080 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1910 |
| 1880 | Ville de Madrid | 1879 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1921 |
| 1880 | Ville de Barcelone | 1879 GRT | k. A. | 1914 out of service |
| 1881 | Ville de Rome | 1879 GRT | k. A. | Sunk near Menorca in 1898 |
| 1881 | Ville de Naples | 1879 GRT | k. A. | 1918: Oudijda / 1929 out of service |
| 1880 | Ville de Bone | 1966 GRT | k. A. | 1931 out of service |
| 1880 | Ville d'Oran (I) | 1966 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1921 |
| 1884 | City of Tunis (I) | 1966 GRT | k. A. | 1923 out of service |
| 1881 | La Normandy | 6283 GRT | Barrows SB Co. Ltd., Barrows | 1911 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1885 | La Champagne | 7087 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Stranded near St. Nazaire in 1915 |
| 1886 | La Brittany | 6754 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1912 de Compagnie Navigation Sud-Atlantique sold in Alésia renamed |
| 1886 | La Gascony | 7071 GRT | Forges & Chantiers de la Mediterranée, La Seyne | 1912 sold to Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique |
| 1886 | La Bourgogne | 7395 GRT | Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne | Sunk after collision in 1898 (565 dead) |
| 1888 | Eugène Péreire | 2211 GRT | 1929 out of service | |
| 1889 | Duc de Bragance | 2211 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Out of service in 1921 |
| 1890 | Ville d'Alger (I) | 2211 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Out of service in 1921 |
| 1890 | Maréchal Bugeaud | 2211 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1927 out of service |
| 1891 | Général Chanzy | 2211 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sunk near Menorca in 1910 (155 dead) |
| 1889 ( 1881 ) | Versaille | 4247 GRT | J. & G. Thomson & Co , Glasgow | 1881: ex Hammonia , HAPAG / 1889 CGT / 1914 out of service |
| 1889 | Le Tarn | 1678 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk at Cape Ivi in 1917 |
| 1890 | Le Card | 1678 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk near Cape Bengut in 1918 |
| 1890 | La Touraine | 8893 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1922 out of service |
| 1892 | La Navarre | 5130 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1925 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1899 (1890) | L'Aquitaine | 8242 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1890: ex Normannia for Hapag / 1898 CGT / 1906 out of service |
| 1899 | Bordeaux | 4530 GRT | Robert Stephenson & Company, Newcastle | 1890: ex Francisco , Wilson Line / 1899 CGT / torpedoed in 1915 |
| 1899 | La Lorraine | 11168 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1922 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1900 | La Savoie | 11168 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1927 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1903 | Martinique (II) | 4241 GRT | John Elder & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1903: ex Norham Castle , Union-Castle Line / 1903 CGT / 1932 out of service |
| 1905 | La Provence | 13,753 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean in 1916 (approx. 1000 dead) |
| 1905 | Californie | 5152 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1905 | Louisiane (II) | 5152 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk near Le Havre in 1916 |
| 1905 | Mexico | 5152 GRT | k. A. | 1923 out of service |
| 1905 | Hudson | 5755 GRT | Chantiers de Normandie SA, Grand Quevilly | 1930 out of service |
| 1906 | St. Laurent (II) | 5755 GRT | Chantiers de Normandie SA, Grand Quevilly | Burned out near Malta in 1917 |
| 1906 | La Rance | 2611 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1917 |
| 1906 | La Garonne | 2611 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1907 | Chicago (I) | 11 127 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1929: Guadeloupe / 1936 sold for demolition |
| 1907 | Perou | 6599 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1907 | Guadeloupe (II) | 6586 GRT | k. A. | 1915 captured and sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Crown Prince Wilhelm |
| 1907 | Virginie | 5330 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1907 | Floride (II) | 6698 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port de Bouc | By dt. 1915 auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich hijacked |
| 1907 | Caroline | 6698 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port Bouc | 1929: Jacques Cartier (II) / 1934 out of service |
| 1907 | Texas | 6698 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port Bouc | 1931 out of service |
| 1908 | Charles-Roux | 4104 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1908 | Saint address | 3056 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1908 | Cacique | 2896 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1917 |
| 1909 | Honduras | 5913 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1909 | Guatemala | 5913 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1914 |
| 1910 | Espagne | 11155 GRT | Chantier & Ateliers de Provence, Port de Bourc | Out of service in 1932 / sold for demolition in 1934 |
| 1910 ( 1908 ) | Niagara | 8590 GRT | k. A. | 1908: ex Corse , Chargeurs Reunis / 1910 CGT / 1931 out of service |
| 1910 | Carthage | 5601 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Rich. Ltd., Newcastle | Torpedoed and sunk in 1915 |
| 1911 | Timgad | 5601 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port Bouc | Launched in 1935 / sold for demolition in 1939 |
| 1911 | Rochambeau (I) | 12,678 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1934 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1912 | France (II) | 23,666 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1935 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1912 ( 1905 ) | Venezuela (II) | 5020 GRT | Cantieri Ligure-Anconetoni, Ancona | 1905: ex Brasile / 1912 CGT / 1920 sunk near Casablanca |
| 1912 | La Drome | 3236 GRT | k. A. | 1900: / 1912 CGT / 1933 out of service |
| 1912 | Georgie | 6670 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1913 | Mississippi (I) | 6670 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1913 | Duc d'Aumale | 4452 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence SA, Port de Bouc | 1951 out of service |
| 1913 | Puerto Rico | 6786 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1929: Méknes / sunk in 1940 (422 dead) |
| 1914 | Haiti | 6786 GRT | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence SA, Port de Bouc | 1929: Marrakech / 1951 out of service |
| 1914 | Lafayette (II) | 11953 GRT | Chantier & Ateliers de Provence SA, Port de Bouc | 1929: Mexique / 1940 sunk after being hit by a mine |
| 1914 | Flandre (I) | 8503 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sank on the Gironde in 1940 after being hit by a mine |
| 1915 ( 1912 ) | Saint-Jean | 5796 GRT | k. A. | 1912: CNO / 1915 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1915 ( 1912 ) | Saint-Andre | 5796 GRT | k. A. | 1912: CNO / 1915 CGT / 1936 out of service |
| 1915 ( 1913 ) | Saint-Joseph | 5796 GRT | k. A. | 1913: CNO / 1915 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1916 | La Preouse | 9717 GRT | Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque | Sold to Blue Star Line in 1924 , Trojan Star |
| 1918 | Jacques Cartier (I) | 9717 GRT | Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque | 1929: Winnipeg / 1942 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1919 ( 1902 ) | Suffren (I) | 11948 GRT | Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | 1902: ex Blücher , HAPAG / 1919 CGT / 1929 out of service |
| 1919 ( 1904 ) | La Bourdonnais | 8819 GRT | Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Geestemünde | 1904: ex Scharnhorst , NDL / 1919 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1919 ( 1906 ) | Roussillon (I) | 8819 GRT | AG Weser , Bremen | 1906: ex Goeben , NDL / 1919 CGT / 1931 out of service |
| 1919 ( 1903 ) | Montana | 6053 GRT | Blohm & Voss | 1903: ex Usambara , DOAL / 1919 CGT / stranded in 1928 |
| 1919 ( 1902 ) | Macoris | 5879 GRT | Flensburg SG | 1902: ex mayor , DOAL / 1919 CGT / 1935 out of service |
| 1920 ( 1902 ) | Volubilis | 4747 GRT | W. Beardmore & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1902: ex Empire , Eastern & Australian / 1920 CGT / 1931 out of service |
| 1920 | De la Salle | 4713 GRT | k. A. | 1940 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1920 ( 1903 ) | Figuig | 3655 GRT | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd., Newcastle | 1902: ex Grantala , Adalaide SS Co. / 1920 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1921 | Paris | 34,569 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Burned out in Le Havre in 1939 |
| 1921 | Lamorcière | 4712 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Rich. Ltd., Newcastle | Sunk in a storm near the Balearic Islands in 1942 (301 dead) |
| 1921 ( 1912 ) | Sonora (II) | 4747 GRT | k. A. | 1912 ex Northern / 1921 CGT / 1934 sold |
| 1921 | Gou. General Grevy | 4656 GRT | Arsenal de la Marine, Brest | Out of service in 1946 |
| 1921 | Gou. Général Jonnart | 4656 GRT | Arsenal de la Marine, Brest | 1948 out of service |
| 1921 | Gou. Général Chanzy | 4656 GRT | Arsenal de la Marine, Brest | 1963 out of service |
| 1922 | Gou. Général Gueydon | 4656 GRT | Arsenal de la Marine, Brest | 1945 out of service |
| 1923 | Cuba | 11,337 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Richardson Ltd., Newcastle | 1945 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1923 ( 1913 ) | Pellerin de Latouche | 8217 GRT | Cantieri San Rocco, Trieste | 1913: ex Marienbad , Lloyd Austriaco / 1923 CGT / 1937 out of service |
| 1924 | De Grasse | 17,759 GRT | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead | 1945: 19,918 BRT / 1953 sold |
| 1926 | Île de France | 43,153 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1959 out of service and sold for demolition |
| 1929 | President Dal Piaz | 4866 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Rich. Ltd., Newcastle | Sunk near Marseille in 1944 |
| 1930 | Lafayette (III) | 25,178 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Burned out in Le Havre in 1938 |
| 1931 | Colombie (II) | 13,391 GRT | Ateliers & Chantiers SA, Dunkerque | 1949: 13808 BRT / 1964 sold |
| 1932 | Champlain (I) | 28 124 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sank in 1940 near La Palice after being hit by a mine |
| 1935 | Normandy | 79 280 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1936: 83423 BRT / 1941 burnt out in New York |
| 1935 | Ville d'Alger (II) | 10172 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sold in 1966 |
| 1935 | Ville d'Oran (II) | 10172 GRT | Chantiers Navales SA, La Ciotat | Sold in 1965 |
| 1936 (1922) | Brittany | 10171 GRT | Barcley, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1922 ex Flandria for KHL / 1936 to CGT / torpedoed in 1939 |
| 1937 | Esterel (I) | 3165 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1965 |
| 1946 (1930) | Liberté | 51,839 GRT | Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | 1930: ex Europe for NDL / 1946 to CGT / 1962 out of service |
| 1948 | Commandant Quéré | 4478 GRT | JI Thornycroft & Co. Ltd., Southampton | 1968 out of service |
| 1951 | Antilles | 20 469 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Burned out in 1971 near the island of Mustique ( Cuba ) |
| 1952 | Flandre (II) | 20 469 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | Sold in 1968 |
| 1951 | Ville de Marseille (II) | 9576 GRT | Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, La Seyne | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1952 | City of Tunis (II) | 9576 GRT | Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient | Sold in 1967 |
| 1956 ( 1946 ) | Ville de Bordeaux | 6687 GRT | Götaverken AB, Gothenburg | 1946: ex Saga , Svenska Lloyd / 1956 CGT / sold in 1964 |
| 1961 | France (III) | 66,348 GRT | Chantiers de Penhoët, St. Nazaire | 1974 decommissioned / 1979 sale to Klosters RA (now Norwegian Cruise Line ) and conversion to the cruise ship "Norway" / 2003 boiler explosion and decommissioning / 2008 broken up after several years of legal dispute in Alang . |
| 1971 ( 1956 ) | De Grasse (II) | 18,739 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Rich. Ltd., Newcastle | 1956: ex Oslofjord , NAL / 1971 CGT / 1973 sold |
Ferries
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Napoleon | 5564 GRT | Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranée, La Seyne | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1966 | Fred Scaramoni | 4771 GRT | Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, La Seyne | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1966 | Corse | 4555 GRT | Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, la Seyne | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1966 | Comte de Nice | 4555 GRT | Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, La Seyne | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1967 ( 1948 ) | Mediterranée | 5324 GRT | Swan, Hunter & W. Rich. Ltd., Newcastle | 1948: ex President de Cazalet , CNM / 1967 CGT / 1969 CGTM |
| 1967 | Esterel (II) | 1276 GRT | k. A. | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1969 | Monte Cinto | 2080 GRT | k. A. | 1969 to Cie. Général Trans-Mediterranée transferred |
| 1970 ( 1966 ) | Roussillon (II) | 7659 GRT | Wärtsila AB, Helsinki | 1966: ex Prins Hamlet , Lion Ferry / 1970 CGTM |
Cargo ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 ( 1900 ) | Marigot (I) | 4985 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | 1900: ex Strasbourg , NDL / 1919 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1919 | Ontario | 5476 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1934 |
| 1920 | Maryland (I) | 5476 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1935 |
| 1920 | Vauclin | 4404 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1920 | Missouri | 6773 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1920 | Michigan (I) | 6773 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1949 |
| 1921 | Kentucky | 6773 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1921 | Ohio | 5399 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1934 |
| 1921 | Vermont | 5399 GRT | k. A. | Captured and sunk by German submarines in 1939 |
| 1922 | Alaska | 5399 GRT | k. A. | Sunk after a collision in 1939 |
| 1924 ( 1904 ) | Minnesota | 6118 GRT | k. A. | 1904: ex La Belle France / 1924 CGT / 1934 out of service |
| 1925 ( 1921 ) | Floride (II) | 7369 GRT | k. A. | 1921: ex La Marseillaise , CNM / 1925 CGT / 1939 mine hit |
| 1925 ( 1921 ) | Louisiane (III) | 7369 GRT | k. A. | 1921: ex Notre-Dame de Fourviere , CNM / 1925 CGT / torpedoed in 1939 |
| 1925 | Utah | 4979 GRT | k. A. | Stranded near Chile in 1926 |
| 1926 | Oklahoma | 4979 GRT | k. A. | Burned out in Liverpool in 1929 |
| 1926 | Pennsylvania | 5879 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1934 |
| 1928 | Arizona | 5298 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in Palermo in 1944 after being hit by a bomb |
| 1929 | Oregon (II) | 8062 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Sold in 1955 |
| 1929 | Washington (II) | 8062 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Sold in 1954 |
| 1929 | Wisconsin | 8062 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Sold in 1951 |
| 1930 | Wyoming (I) | 8062 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Sold in 1961 |
| 1930 | San Antonio | 6013 GRT | k. A. | Confiscated by Germany in 1942 |
| 1930 | San Diego | 6013 GRT | k. A. | Confiscated by Germany in 1942 |
| 1930 | San Francisco | 6013 GRT | k. A. | Confiscated by Germany in 1942 |
| 1931 | San Jose | 6013 RBRT | k. A. | Sold in 1954 |
| 1931 | San Mateo | 5947 GRT | k. A. | Confiscated by Germany in 1940 |
| 1931 | San Pedro | 5947 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1953 |
| 1931 | Alabama | 5645 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1954 |
| 1934 ( 1921 ) | Arica | 5390 GRT | k. A. | 1921: ex Zenon , Cie. d'Orbigny / 1934 CGT / torpedoed in 1942 |
| 1936 ( 1924 ) | Enseigne Maurice Prehac | 4577 GRT | k. A. | 1924: UIM / 1936 CGT / 1942 sunk |
| 1938 | Charles Plumier | 4504 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1964 |
| 1938 ( 1928 ) | Loire (I) | 4285 GRT | k. A. | 1928: ex Irrawady , British & Burmese / 1938 CGT / 1939 missing |
| 1938 | Fort-de-France (I) | 4279 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1951 |
| 1938 | Fort-Royal (I) | 4279 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1951 |
| 1938 ( 1935 ) | Fort-Richepanse (I) | 3485 GRT | k. A. | 1935: ITO / 1938 CGT / 1941 torpedoed |
| 1939 | Indochinois | 6966 GRT | k. A. | 1957 SGTM sold |
| 1939 ( 1917 ) | Saint Malo (II) | 5779 GRT | k. A. | 1917: IFN / 1939 CGT / 1940 confiscated in Canada |
| 1939 ( 1932 ) | Caribe (III) | 4087 GRT | k. A. | 1932: ex Allier , CGAM / 1939 CGT / 1943 bomb hit |
| 1939 ( 1932 ) | Marigot (II) | 4087 GRT | k. A. | 1932: ex Ardeche , CGAM / 1939 CGT / 1954 out of service |
| 1940 | Calédonia | 7960 GRT | k. A. | 1942 to Italy, Spoleto |
| 1945 ( 1943 ) | Lieutnant J. le Meur | 7240 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Empire -Type / 1945 CGT / 1949 sold |
| 1945 ( 1943 ) | Adm. en Chef Thomas | 7240 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Empire -Type / 1945 CGT / 1948 sold |
| 1945 ( 1943 ) | Pont-Audemer | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1945 CGT / 1955 sold |
| 1945 ( 1943 ) | Pont-L'Eveque | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1945 CGT / 1960 sold |
| 1945 ( 1943 ) | Pont-en-Bassin | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1945 CGT / 1963 sold |
| 1946 | Chef Mecanicien Durand | 5048 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1949 |
| 1946 ( 1942 ) | Argentan | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1942: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / 1956 sold |
| 1946 ( 1942 ) | Avranches | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1942: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / 1954 sold |
| 1946 ( 1942 ) | Auray | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1942: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / 1949 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1946 ( 1943 ) | Bayeaux | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / sold in 1965 |
| 1946 ( 1943 ) | Beauvais | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / 1950 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1946 ( 1943 ) | Bernieres | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1946 CGT / 1951 sold |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Courselles | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1949 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Courances | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1949 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Isigny | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1950 to Chargeurs Reunis |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Lisieux | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1949 to Chargeurs Reunis |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Mortain | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1948 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Plouharnel | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1949 to Chargeurs Reunis |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | His | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1961 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Troarn | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1965 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Trun | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1961 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Valognes | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1954 sold |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Vire | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1963 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Falaise | 7244 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Victory -Type / 1947 CGT / 1948 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Cathedral front | 7244 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Victory -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1965 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Saint Malo (II) | 7244 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Victory -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1950 |
| 1947 ( 1942 ) | Brest | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1942: Liberty -Type / 1942 CGT / 1949 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1942 ) | Cherbourg | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1942: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1954 sold |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Dieppe | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1954 sold |
| 1947 ( 1943 ) | Rouen | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1943: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1953 sold |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Saont-Lo | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / sold in 1963 |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Saint-Marcouf | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1950 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Saint-Mere Eglaise | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1950 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 ( 1944 ) | Saint-Valery en Caux | 7176 GRT | k. A. | 1944: Liberty -Type / 1947 CGT / 1950 to Messageries Maritimes |
| 1947 | Fort Duquesne | 4287 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1965 |
| 1947 | La Hague | 4311 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1971 |
| 1947 | La Heve | 4311 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1970 |
| 1948 | La Coubre | 4311 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1972 |
| 1948 | La Baule | 4311 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1948 ( 1929 ) | Saint-Bernard | 5522 GRT | Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | 1929: ex Chemnitz , NDL / 1948 CGT / 1955 sold |
| 1948 | Wyoming (II) | 8696 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1961 |
| 1949 | Washington (III) | 8696 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1950 | Winnipeg (II) | 8696 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1976 |
| 1949 | Cavalier de la Salle | 6933 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1949 | Le Voyne-d'Ibreville | 6933 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1949 | Caribe (IV) | 5738 GRT | k. A. | 1972 out of service |
| 1949 | Carbet (II) | 5738 GRT | k. A. | 1972 out of service |
| 1949 | Carinmare (II) | 5738 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1972 |
| 1949 ( 1924 ) | Gascoigne | 5187 GRT | k. A. | 1924: ex George Washington , ATC / 1949 CGT / 1952 sold |
| 1949 | Fort Dauphin | 5038 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1949 | Fort-Richepanse (II) | 5038 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1949 | Fort Saint Louis | 4287 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1963 |
| 1950 | chili | 6919 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1967 |
| 1951 | Perou (II) | 7267 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1967 |
| 1951 | Equateur | 7267 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1966 |
| 1952 | Fort-Richeleu | 5091 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1968 |
| 1953 | Fort Desaix | 4887 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1953 | Fort Carillon | 4887 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1953 ( 1949 ) | Guadeloupe (V) | 4061 GRT | k. A. | 1949: ex Canteleu , CFA / 1953 CGT / 1972 sold |
| 1954 ( 1949 ) | Martinique (IV) | 4061 GRT | k. A. | 1949: ex Caumont , CFA / 1953 CGT / 1972 sold |
| 1955 ( 1949 ) | Desirade (II) | 4061 GRT | k. A. | 1949: ex Croissent , CFA / 1953 CGT / 1973 sold |
| 1956 | Fort Caroline | 5001 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1956 | Fort-Royal (II) | 4732 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1956 | Fort Saint Pierre | 4632 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1969 |
| 1958 | Fort Niagara | 3901 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1972 |
| 1958 | Fort Frontenac | 3901 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1972 |
| 1958 | Magellan | 9235 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1958 | Maryland (II) | 9235 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1959 | Michigan (II) | 9235 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1960 | Mississippi (II) | 9235 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1959 | Chicago (II) | 8166 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1960 | Cleveland | 8166 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1961 | Fort-de-France (II) | 5014 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1961 | Fort-Fleur d'Epée | 3934 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1962 | Fort de Crevecoer | 3934 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1962 | Fort d'Orleans | 3934 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1964 | Fort Trinite | 4154 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1964 | Fort Josephine | 4154 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1965 ( 1955 ) | Guyane (V) | 7062 GRT | k. A. | 1955: ex Ville de Djibouti , CHP / 1965 CGT / 1974 to Compagnie Général Maritime |
| 1966 | Suffren (II) | 9848 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1967 | Rochambeau (II) | 9848 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1968 | Anjou | 8718 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1968 | Auvergne | 8718 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1970 | Aunis | 8718 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1969 ( 1959 ) | Ville de Mexico | 12,870 GRT | k. A. | 1959: ex Jacques d'Anglejan , CUIM / 1969 CGT / 1974 to Compagnie Général Maritime |
| 1969 | Fort-La Reine | 9873 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1969 | Fort-Pontchartrain | 9873 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1969 | Fort Saint Marie | 8554 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1969 | Pointe Allegre | 6738 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1969 | Pointe des hummingbirds | 6738 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1970 | Pointe-Marin | 6738 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1972 | Mont-Louis | 4210 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1972 | Mont Laurier | 4210 GRT | k. A. | 1973 sold to Brand |
| 1973 | Pointe la Rose | 6561 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1973 | Pointe Madame | 6561 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1973 | Pointe-Sans Souci | 6561 GRT | k. A. | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
Container ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | Container | Shipyard !! width = "300" | Status / fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Atlantic Champagne | 16499 GT | 1200 TEU | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
| 1970 | Atlantic cognac | 16499 GT | 1200 TEU | Chantiers Naval, La Ciotat | Transferred to Compagnie Général Maritime in 1974 |
literature
- Compagnie Générale Transatlantique In: HP magazine for historical securities & valid small caps No. 9, 1992, p. 36
Web links
- Early newspaper articles on the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .