ile de france

This is a snapshot of the Ile De France taken in July, 1949, a few days after the ship had completed her first postwar voyage to New York. The ship was returned to peacetime service following a long 2 year restoration at the hands of her builders at Saint Nazaire. The two sporty new funnels and ta

The aging Ile De France is seen returning to New York with 753 survivors from the sunken Italian Liner Andrea Doria, on the morning of July 26th, 1956. The great French Liner was less than two years away from her own, well-earned retirement.

One of my all time favourite ships

Taken by Donald Robertson but can't make my mind up if it's PARIS or ILE DE FRANCE.

The 1st Class Grand Salon after the ship's post-war re-build

Pre-WWII cutaway diagram

Another view of Ile De France, Normandie, Queen Mary, Aquitania, and Rex in New York on 16 September, 1939, right after the start of World War 2.

Ile de France

Seen from the stern, are the liners Ile De France, Normandie, Queen Mary, and Aquitania, at their New York piers in late September, 1939. The Rex has sailed on a cruise into neutral waters.

The North Atlantic Liners Ile De France, Normandie, Queen Mary, Aquitania, and Rex, fill Manhattan's major liner piers at the start of World War 2. This picture was taken on September 16, 1939.

Looks to be somewhere on the Hudson River...

Undocking at New York 1950s the illustrious Ile gets a nudge towards the bay and the open seas. Looks to be a Piaseki H-21 helicopter at her stern - any idea of the ship in background... or for that matter... what ship the photagrapher was on?

Good overview of the post-war refit work

Ile de France 1927 43548t builder St.Nazaire Penhoet/St Nazaire 1959 Furanzu Maru broken up Osaka 1959

Ile de France -Pollock Basin Belfast

Ile De France engine room 'fraid i dont know much about it

Ile De France

Ile de France. Launched 1926 at the Penhoet Shipyard for French Line, 43,548grt. Named for the north-central region of France of which Paris is the capital. She remained in service until 1959. Here with three funnels, she would later have but two.

I have lost my note's. Would like some particulers pease. Barney.

Ile De France. Believed taken in the Suez Canal. From collection of Magdy Takla (deceased). Hope the pic/scanned version comes out reasonably clearly.