https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Sr2mAL__w
The French Line launched the first new major ocean liner post-World War I. This ship would be the Ile de France and she would become extremely popular and st

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_%C3%8Ele_de_France
SS Île de France was a French luxury ocean liner that plied the prestigious transatlantic route between Europe and New York from 1927 through to 1958. She was built in Saint-Nazaire for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (or CGT, also known as the "French Line"), and named after the region around Paris known as "L'Ile de France".Launched in 1926, she commenced her maiden voyage on June

https://www.theshipyardblog.com/the-ss-ile-de-france-a-floating-monument-of-the-arts-decoratifs/
The Île de France was laid down in 1925 at the Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët and set off on her maiden voyage from Le Havre to New York on 22 June 1927. 241.1 m long, 27.7 m wide, and with a gross tonnage of 43,153 GT, the first impression she made was anything but special, her hull too much like the Paris, CGT's previous ship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVdpVLa6e1I
The SS Île de France launched on March 14th, 1926 was one of the most successful ocean liners to ever sail the Atlantic. Her luxury and glamour kept her popu

https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-ss-ile-de-france/
The SS Ile de France was built in for the French shipping company, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (known commercially as The French Line) at a cost of $10,000,000. Her construction began in 1925 at the Penhoet shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France. She was the first major liner built after World War I. She was launched on March 14, 1926.

https://greatships.net/iledefrance
Like many of the French Line's great passenger ships, Ile de France was built by Chantiers et Ateliers Saint Nazaire. When she was launched in 1926, she was CGT's largest ship and the sixth largest in the world. Her maiden voyage on 22 June 1927 was from Le Havre to New York by way of Plymouth. In July 1928, a seaplane catapult was installed at

http://ssmaritime.com/Ile-de-France.htm
The construction of "Île de France" was an agreement signed between the "French Line" and the French Government in November 1912. The ship that would become the "Île de France" was to be built by the "Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët" shipyards at Saint-Nazaire, France. However due to World War One her, as well

https://www.chathammarconi.org/ssiledefrance
The SS Ile de France was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT), more commonly known as the French Line.The ship was named after the region around Paris known as "L'Ile de France".In 1935, the Ile de France was joined by the new superliner Normandie and, along with the Paris (1916), the

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z8A9LeAHWI
The Ile-de-France was the first ocean liner, launched by the French Line in 1927, finished in the fine and modernistic Art Deco style, directly influenced b

https://oceanlinersmagazine.com/2020/11/17/iledefrance/
The Art Deco ocean liner design revolution that epitomized the top vessels of the 1930s actually began in 1927 with the launch of French Line's Ile de France. While fleetmate Normandie, launched five years later, fully embraced Art Deco to an almost over-the-top extent, Ile de France took a more conservative, tentative approach to the new

https://www.maritime.dot.gov/history/gallant-ship-award/ss-%C3%AEle-de-france
SS Île de France, a luxury ocean liner, was delivered by shipbuilder Chantiers de Penhoët in 1927. Designed in the Art Deco style of the 1930s, the vessel was constructed in a partnership between Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) and the French government. The vessel was a marvel to French and international observers, who would

http://ssmaritime.com/Ile-de-France-2.htm
The S.S. Île de France was the very last civilian ship to leave France before the outbreak of the war. She departed from Le Havre on the morning of September 3, 1939, just hours before France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. On this voyage the "Île de France" had some 1,777 passengers on board, being 400 more than her usual

https://www.ggarchives.com/OceanTravel/ImmigrantShips/IleDeFrance.html
The SS Ile de France - A Brief History. The 43,153 grt, 792.9-ft., steamship Ile De France was built in 1926 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire for the French Line (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique). When she was launched, she was CGT's biggest ship and the sixth largest in the world.

https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/editors-corner/the-last-voyage-ile-de-france
Why Hollywood destroyed SS Île de France. When Andrew L Stone's The Last Voyage premiered in 1960, both critics and cinemagoers alike mauled his 91-minute disaster epic. But the greatest disparager was undoubtedly Compagnie Générale Transatlantique - who watched Hollywood destroy their beloved SS Île de France.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_France_(1960)
SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962.At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a record that remained unchallenged until the construction of the 345 m (1,132

https://www.artdeco.org/art-deco-ocean-liners
There were six that stand out: the SS Île de France, RMS Empress of Britain, SS Rex, SS Conte di Savoia, SS Normandie, and RMS Queen Mary. And the beloved Île de France was just the beginning ... fastest, and grandest ship, but also as showcase for "the genius of France," according to the French Line's publicity department. The ship was

https://www.everythingoceanliners.com/post/ss-france-ss-norway-the-third-or-fourth-pride-of-france
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line) had first made big waves in the passenger shipping industry in the 1920s, with SS Ile de France, and later with SS Liberte. These liners put the company in direct competition with the likes of White Star, Cunard and NDL and Hamburg-Amerika Line. However, by the 1950s, French Line's ships were lagging behind, especially following the completion

https://www.ggarchives.com/OceanTravel/Passengers/Ships/IleDeFrance-PassengerLists.html
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS Ile de France 1937-1939 Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. ... Browse by Ship; SS Ile de France; ... SS Ile de France (1926) of the CGT-French Line. Mail Liners of the World, 1937. GGA Image ID # 1d31443916

https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/ss-france-last-of-the-great-ocean-going-liners/
France's two liners, the stylish Ile De France and the much loved Liberte, were nearing the end of service, and the French shipping line needed something to compete. And so they built the 1,035ft France which, until the recent arrival of the Queen Mary 2, was the longest passenger ship built. The France's tragedy was to arrive too late.

https://www.ggarchives.com/OceanTravel/Brochures/CGT-FrLine-1951-IleDeFranceCabinClassDeckPlan.html
Construction: 2 Sheets, Printed on Both Sides, Folded in Eights. Deck Plans: Sundeck, Boat Deck, Promenade Deck, A. B. and C Decks. Photographs: 13 (B&W) Dimensions: 76.8 cm x 21.3 cm. Illustrated brochure from 1951 provides colorful deck plans for areas occupied by cabin-class passengers and numerous interior and exterior photographs of the SS

http://ssmaritime.com/SS-France.htm
The 66,348-ton SS France was to be the last French liner to be built for the Trans-Atlantic service. The magnificent France was born in the grand era of ocean going liners. She was launched on May 11, 1960. She became the longest Trans-Atlantic liner at 1,035 ft, in addition she was one of the most beautiful and graceful passenger liners ever

https://www.ggarchives.com/OceanTravel/Brochures/CGT-FrLine-1938-ThirdClass.html
Front Cover, Third Class on the French Line Featuring the Ile de France, Champlain, Lafayette, Paris, and Normanide. April 1938. GGA Image ID # 11aa604c28. The Normandie, Ile de France, Paris, Champlain, and Lafayette combine economy and efficiency in fulfilling the most discriminating requirements. Their Third Class accommodations cannot help

https://www.ggarchives.com/OceanTravel/Passengers/Ships/France-PassengerLists.html
SS France Passenger Lists 1921-1931. SS France (1912) of the CGT French Line. Paquetbot France, 1912. GGA Image ID # 1d3989c303. SS France of the CGT French Line Preparing for First Departure for New York, 20 April 1912. Paquetbot France, 1912. GGA Image ID # 1d39eb9075. All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS France Available at the GG Archives.