SS La Champagne Archival Collection
La Champagne (1885) French Line
Built by Cie. Generale Transatlantique (Penhoet), St. Nazaire, France. Tonnage: 7,087. Dimensions: 493' x 51' (508' o.l.). Single-screw, 17 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and two funnels. Steel hull. Launched: May 15, 1885. Passengers: 390 first, 65 second, 600 third. Maiden voyage: Havre-New York, May 22, 1886. Refits: Two of her four masts were removed in 1896. Triple expansion engines installed at time of reconditioning. Transferred to Central American service in 1905. Fate: Wrecked of F St. Nazaire, May 28, 1915. Sister ships: La Bourgogne, La Bretagne and La Gascogne.
1887-02-05 SS La Champagne Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 February 1887
Route: Havre for New York
Commander: Captain Traub
1888-09-29 SS La Champagne Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 September 1888
Route: New York to Le Havre
Commander: Captain Boyer
Repository Information
The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives) is cataloged with the Library of Congress under MARC Org Code: WiMfGGA and ISIL: US-wimfgga.
Current location:
N91W16562 Pershing Ave, #1
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051-2170, USA
Note: Historic addresses listed in earlier MARC records include Marietta, GA and Woodstock, GA. These appear in authority files but are no longer active.
