Fin 1958 le paquebot Ile de France est retiré du service, le service Transatlantique de la French Line sera bientôt assuré par un superbe paquebot neuf : SS France.
Ile de France est entré en service en 1927.
Le paquebot quittera début 1959 le port du Havre sous le nom de Furanzu Maru pour rejoindre le Japon.
Arrivé là bas, il fera l'objet d'une cérémonie Shinto pour vénérer son âme eu égard à l'histoire légendaire du célèbre paquebot.
Il va servir de cadre à un film catastrophe sous le nom de paquebot Claridon et dans le film "The Last Voyage"....
Ici quelques scènes...
At the end of 1958 the passenger ship Ile-de-France is removed from the service, the transatlantic service of French Line will soon be insured by a magnificent new passenger ship: SS France.
Ile-de-France was built in Saint-Nazaire and entered service in 1927.
The passenger ship will leave at the beginning of 1959 the port of Le Havre under the name of Furanzu Maru to sail to Japan.
Ile-de-France was built in Saint-Nazaire and entered service in 1927.
The passenger ship will leave at the beginning of 1959 the port of Le Havre under the name of Furanzu Maru to sail to Japan.
She will be the object of a Shinto ceremony to worship her soul in consideration of the legendary history of the famous passenger ship.
She is going to be of use as the place for a disaster movie under the name of passenger ship Claridon and in the movie "The Last Voyage"....
Here some scenes...
She is going to be of use as the place for a disaster movie under the name of passenger ship Claridon and in the movie "The Last Voyage"....
Here some scenes...
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