Title - SS NORMANDIE in New York Harbor Description - French ocean liner SS Normandie arrives in New York Harbor after her four-day maiden voyage, taking away the Blue Riband from the Italian liner, Rex. The SS Normandie was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat; she remains the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built. Description Source - Wikipedia Year - 1935 |