SS La Touraine Archival Collection
SS La Touraine of the CGT French Line. SS La Touraine Dinner Menue, 13 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 1e05e7b1d0
La Touraine (1891) French Line
Built by Chantiers de Penhoet, St. Nazaire, France. Tonnage: 9,047. Dimensions: 520' x 56' (536' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 19 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and two funnels. Launched: March 21,1890. Maiden voyage: Havre- New York, June 20, 1891. Modifications: At later date one mast was removed. Speed Record: Made a fast crossing from Havre to New York in 6 days, 18 hours. Final Voyage: Made her final voyage to New York in 1922. Fate: Scrapped in France, 1924.
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1891-08-29 SS La Touraine Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 August 1891
Route: Le Havre to New York
Commander: Captain Frangeul
On the Front Cover: The Minaret of Kerouan
1920-02-24 SS La Touraine Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 February 1920
Route: Le Havre to New York
Commander: Captain Bourdeaux, C. L.-C.
Récapitulation: Cabin Passengers: 380; Third Class Passengers: 249; Total Passengers: 629.
1921-06-11 SS La Touraine Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 June 1921
Route: New York to Le Havre
Commander: Captain LePretre, C.L.-C.
Récapitulation: Cabin Passengers 361; Third Class Passengers 45; Total Passengers 406.
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1906-10-13 SS La Touraine Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Menu from 13 October 1906 on Board the SS la Touraine of the CGT French Line Featured Vol-Au-Vent Veal, Pheasant with Truffles, and Dragées Pralines Confitures for Dessert.
1906-11-10 SS La Touraine Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Menu from 14 September 1906 on board the SS La Touraine of the CGT French Line featured Salmis of Partridge, Roast Fillet of Beef, and Glace Plombière for dessert.
1907-03-16 SS La Touraine Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Menu from 16 March 1907 on board the SS La Touraine of the CGT French Line featured Sweet Bread Veal Renaissance, Fillet of Beef Pique, and Dragées Pralines Fondants Confitures for Dessert.
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Title Page Including Senior Officers and Staff for the SS La Touraine Voyage of 24 February 1920. GGA Image ID # 208cc86e8e
Title Page Including Senior Officers and Staff for the SS La Touraine Voyage of 11 June 1921. GGA Image ID # 208d346330
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Senior Officers and Staff on the SS La Touraine for the 29 August 1891 Voyage from Le Havre to New York. GGA Image ID # 208f17b5e7
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Route Map / Track Chart on the Back Cover of the SS La Touraine Cabin Passenger List, 24 February 1920. GGA Image ID # 208ce4d4d2
French Line Trans-Atlantic Track Chart / Route Map, 1921. SS La Touraine Passenger List, 11 June 1921. GGA Image ID # 208e50f105
French Line Mediterranean Track Chart / Route Map, 1921. SS La Touraine Passenger List, 11 June 1921. GGA Image ID # 208e53ed6c
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Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT) Fleet List, 1920. SS La Touraine Passenger List, 24 February 1920. GGA Image ID # 208cf91074
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Back Cover, Unnamed Steamship of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT), SS La Touraine Cabin Passenger List, 11 June 1921. GGA Image ID # 208e64f961
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Telegram from George M. Verity to Captain Newman Ebersole, La Tourraine, 6 August 1917. GGA Image ID # 1e054a6d83
1917-08-06 Telegram from Mr. Verity to SS La Tourraine Capt. Ebersole
This telegram has been typed out in the style of a letter without any of the traditional markings of a telegram. It is a copy of the farewell telegram sent to the members of the ARMCO Ambulance Corps, in care of Captain Newman Ebersole, aboard the French Line Steamship "Tourraine" [SS La Touraine], just before sailing from New York on August 7, 1917.
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Starboard View of the SS La Touraine (1891) of the CGT French Line, 1 October 1892. Photo by John S. Johnston. Published by Detroit Publishing Company No. 022390. Library of Congress LCCN 2016805793. GGA Image ID # 208f4150e6
View from the Bow of the SS La Touraine (1891) of the CGT French Line, 1 October 1892. Photo by John S. Johnston. Published by Detroit Publishing Company No. 022390. Library of Congress LCCN 2016805793. GGA Image ID # 208f4774d3
Note: The Starboard View and View from the Bow of the SS La Touraine Share the Same System Number at Detroit Publishing Company and the Library of Congress.
The SS La Touraine (1891) Flying Her House, National and Nautical Flags, c1892. Photo by John S. Johnston. Published by Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress LCCN 2016805794. GGA Image ID # 208fc85633
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Tugboats Bring the SS La Touraine (1891) Into the Harbor. ND, c. 1892. GGA Image ID # 208f68bdc8
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Great Passenger Ships of the World 1858-1912
This initial volume deals with Ships from 1858-1912, from the first passenger ship of over 10,000 GRT to be placed in service (the Great Eastern) to those unforgettable sister ships, the Olympic and Titanic — the first of more than 40,000 GRT.
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