Espagne (ship, 1909-1934)

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Espagne
The Espagne in Saint-Nazaire
The Espagne in Saint-Nazaire
Ship data
flag FranceFrance France
Ship type Passenger ship
Callsign OGPR
home port Le Havre
Shipping company Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Shipyard Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port de Bouc
Build number 30th
Launch 1909
Commissioning October 1910
Decommissioning June 1932
Whereabouts Scrapped in 1934
Ship dimensions and crew
length
163.88 m ( Lüa )
width 18.49 m
Draft Max. 11.89 m
measurement 11,155 GT
Machine system
machine 2 × four cylinder triple expansion steam engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		14,000 kW (19,035 hp)
Top
speed 		18 kn (33 km / h)
propeller 2 × fixed propellers
Transport capacities
Others

The Espagne was a passenger ship that entered service in 1909 for the French Compagnie Générale Transatlantique . After it was used as a troop transport during World War I , it returned to passenger service until 1932. In 1934 the ship was scrapped in Saint-Nazaire, France .

period of service

Promotional postcard of Espagne

The Espagne was built by Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence in Port de Bouc and launched in 1909. In October 1910, the ship was finally put into service for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique . The Espagne was used from its home port of Le Havre to Central America and the West Indies .

In April 1911 the ship was chartered out as a troop transport to carry troops from Marseille to Algiers , Bône and Philippeville . It was also deployed to Constantinople from Algeria .

In 1912 the ship returned to passenger service, but from now on it was used on the route from Le Havre to New York City . After the Tampico incident , the ship transported more than 100 refugees from Puerto Mexico to Veracruz in April 1914 .

In 1915, Espagne switched to the route from Bordeaux to New York. In 1916, the ship was finally withdrawn from service and converted again into a troop transport. It was not until 1920 that she returned to passenger service and from now on she was deployed to Central America from Le Havre.

In 1926, the Espagne had to be repaired in dry dock after it ran aground off A Coruña and one of its propellers was damaged. The Espagne was in service until June 1932 and was then launched in Saint-Nazaire. In 1934 the ship was finally scrapped after two years of lay-in on the grounds of Chantiers de l'Atlantique , where the new flagship of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Normandy , was being built at the same time .

Others

The Espagne was the only passenger ship ever built by Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence.

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