Difference between revisions of "SS Île de France"
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| − | ===Egypt to | + | ===Kantara Egypt to Bombay, India 30 January - 6 Feb 1942=== |
| − | Disembarked | + | Disembarked at Bombay & transferred to [[SS Kosciusko]] or [[SS Madras City]] to Adelaide |
| − | *[[Eric Anderson]] | + | *[[Eric Anderson]] SS Madras City |
*[[Clarence Malarkey]] | *[[Clarence Malarkey]] | ||
*[[Francis Malarkey]] | *[[Francis Malarkey]] | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 8 April 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Île de France |
| Builder/Built | 1926 Saint-Nazaire |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Displacement | 44,356 tons |
| Speed | 23 .5 knots |
Remarks
Built for the "French Line" or CGT. The first liner ever to be decorated almost entirely with modern designs associated with the Art Deco style
Ironically, all of the ship's luxurious fittings were removed for its conversion into a prison ship during World War II. After the war, Île de France resumed transatlantic operations. In 1956, she played a key role in rescuing passengers from the SS Andrea Doria after the latter ship's fatal collision with the MS Stockholm off Nantucket. Scrapped in Osaka, Japan, 1959.
Soldiers carried
Kantara Egypt to Bombay, India 30 January - 6 Feb 1942
Disembarked at Bombay & transferred to SS Kosciusko or SS Madras City to Adelaide
- Eric Anderson SS Madras City
- Clarence Malarkey
- Francis Malarkey
- Len Malarkey
Disembarked from SS Kociusko in Fremantle and went AWOL