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SS France - Passenger Liner / Cruise Ship Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line - CGT) 66348 grt /1960 blt / France / 5119143 Leaving Southampton - 17.8.1971 Don Smith Collection Notes:- Her maiden voyage was on 3.2.1962 as SS FRANCE 1974: The ship is first decommissioned by the French Line as the SS France. 1979: The vessel is purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), renamed SS Norway, and converted for cruising. 2003: A boiler explosion forces the ship out of service for the final time. It is laid up in Germany. 2006: Sold for scrap, the vessel is renamed SS Blue Lady for its final journey to India. 2007: Following legal battles, Indian authorities permit the ship's dismantling. Late 2008: Scrapping is completed in Alang, India. Other names SS Norway and Blue Lady Her maiden voyage was on 3.2.1962