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En 1970 le paquebot américain SS UNITED_STATES détenteur du Ruban bleu est subitement désarmé en plein carénage.
Il assurait la ligne New-York - Southampton - Le Havre - Bremerhaven aller-retour et transportait les G.I. de l'OTAN qui étaient en Allemagne de l'Ouest.
Dans le cadre des accords entre la Compagnie United States Line et la French Line, le paquebot SS FRANCE prend le relai.
In 1970 the ss UNITED_STATES holder of the Blue Ribbon was abruptly decommisionned during a drydock.
She was on service on the line NYc - Southampton - Le_Havre - Bremerhaven. She carried from and to the States US Gi working for Nato in West-Germany.
United States LIne and French Line were working together : as the ss France was leaving Europe the ss UNITED STATES was leaving the States...
The french liner made a new call in Bremerhaven.
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