SS La Gascogne Archival Collection

Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 25 April 1891
Route: Le Havre to New York
Commander: Captain Santelli

La Gascogne (1887) French Line

Built by Forges & Chantiers de la Mediterranee, La Seyne, France. Tonnage: 7,090. Dimensions: 495' x 52'. Single screw, 17 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and two funnels. Steel hull. Launched: January 5, 1886. Maiden voyage: Havre-New York, September 18, 1886. Upgrades: Quadruple expansion engines in 1894. Altered to two masts. Sale: Sold to Cie Sud-Atlantique for service to South America in 1912. She retained name. Fate: Broken up for scrap, 1920. Sister ships: La Bourgogne, La Bretagne and La Champagne.