Port of Rabat Passenger Lists - 1931
Passenger Lists from 1931 available from the GG Archives from the Port of Rabat, Morocco. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
Rabat, 151 miles from Gibraltar, on the Bn Rejrej south bank, is a fortified town. It has been called the "Key of Morocco," as the caravan routes from Tangier, Fez, and Casablanca converge here. On the opposite bank, a ferry connects the town with Saliee, the notorious Corsair port, closed to Christians. The population of both is about 47,000.
Rabat is advantageously and picturesquely placed. There is a good trade in native carpets. Objects of Interest: The Great Mosque; Hassan Tower; the Ruins of Shellah, two miles distant, through orange groves; numerous Tombs and Pilgrims' Rests; burial place of the Sultans.
1931-01-10 SS France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist
Date of Departure: 10 January 1931
Route: New York to Marseilles via Vigo, Casablanca, Rabat, Gibraltar, Naples, Capri, Monaco, and return via Le Havre or directly to New York
Commander: Captain G. Burosse
Bibliography
Eustace Reynolds Ball, F.R.G.S., Ed., "Morocco Ports" in Bradshaw's Through Routes to the Chief Cities and Bathing and Health Resorts of the World: A Handbook of Indian, Colonial, and Foreign Travel, London: Henry Blacklock & Company, 1913, p. 199.
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