Paris (1916)

Builder:
Société nouvelle des
Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët
Saint-Nazaire, France
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
1913
Year Built:
1916
Launched:
September 12, 1916
Type:
Passenger
Completed:
June 5, 1921
Fate:
Caught fire at Le Havre, France Apr. 18, 1939, capsized Apr. 19 due to the water used to
fight the fire. Scrapped on site in 1947.

(Note, sabotage was suspected since several fires were started simultaneously. At least
one man was later arrested, but I don't know if he was ever convicted.)


Dimensions, Machinery and Performance
Length:
764'
Engines:
Steam turbines
Beam:
85'
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
4
Gross Tons:
34,569
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
22 knots
Passengers:
2,145


Owner
As built:
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
(French Line)
Le Havre, France


Ship's History
Sept. 12, 1916:
Launched.
1916-1920:
Laid up incomplete due to the Great War.
June 5, 1921:
Completed.
June 15, 1921:
Maiden voyage Le Havre, France to New York.
June 22, 1921:
Arrived at New York.
1921-1922:
Regular service Le Havre, Southampton, New York.
1922:
Service route changed to Le Havre, Plymouth, New York.
Oct. 15, 1927:
Rammed and sank Norwegian freighter Besseggen off Bedloe's Island, NY.
Six Norwegian crewmen killed.

Apr. 6, 1929:
Grounded in Lower New York Bay.
Apr. 18, 1929:
Grounded off Eddystone Light, near Rame Head, England.
Aug. 20, 1929:
Extensively damaged by fire at Le Havre, France. Repaired at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Jan. 15, 1930:
Returned to passenger service. Also used for cruising in off season.
Mar. 31, 1939:
Last Le Havre, Plymouth, New York voyage.
Apr. 18, 1939:
Destroyed by fire at Le Havre, France.
Apr. 19, 1939:
Capsized at dock due to large amount of water used to fight the fire.
Dec. 1946:
The French passenger ship Liberté (ex-Europa) broke her moorings in a storm and drifted
on to the wreck of Paris. Liberté was holed and sunk on an even keel.

1947:
Scrapped on site.



Page published June 16, 2020