Chambres d'hôtes du Clos Devalpierre. Région Basse-Normandie. Normandie. Home Page Hotel Normandie - Trinidad & Tobago Caribbean. Normandie Casino. SS Normandie. Statistics Construction The Normandie would eventually break new ground on many levels, she was to be the fastest, the sleekest, and the most artfully decorated.
But her first distiction would be as the premier ship to exceed 1000 feet in length. Her designer Vladimir Yourkevitch had approached the Cunard Line Limited with proposed designs for their hull number 534, soon to be the renowned 'Queen Mary', but was rejected as the plans represented too radical a break from tradition for the British shipping company. The French Line adopted Yourkevitch's designs and commissioned the new hull, designated "T6", to be built at France's premier shipyard, the Penhoët shipbuilders at St.
The ship would be launched on October 29, 1932 and all all of France, and indeed the world, would be following the events of the launch. Demise A tragedy which defies description, the Normandie's existence came to an abrupt end during the tumultuous year of 1942. "I was working on a chain gang. More Pictures. Official Normandy Tourist Board Website - Holidays and weekend breaks in Normandy - Normandy Tourism, France. Normandie. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.
Ne doit pas être confondu avec Romandie. La Normandie (anglais : Normandy, normand : Nourmaundie) est une ancienne province française. Elle est aujourd'hui un espace géographique et culturel, dont trois collectivités territoriales portent le nom en partage : Fondé en Neustrie par Rollon, le duché occupa tout d’abord la basse vallée de la Seine en 911, puis le Bessin, le pays d'Auge et l'Hiémois en 924, le Cotentin, l’Avranchin et les îles de la Manche en 933. Duché de 911 à 1204, la partie insulaire (anglo-normande) de la Normandie, hormis Chausey, a formé les bailliages de Jersey et de Guernesey, sous dépendance de la couronne britannique, tandis que sa partie continentale (française) a formé une province historique française de 1204 à 1790. Origine du nom[modifier | modifier le code] Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Préhistoire, Protohistoire et Antiquité[modifier | modifier le code] Entre 27 et 15 av.
Le monde normand au XIIe siècle. SS Normandie. SS Normandie was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat; she is still the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built.[4][5] Her novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners.[6][7] Despite this, she was not a commercial success and relied partly on government subsidy to operate.[7] During service as the flagship of the CGT, she made 139 westbound transatlantic crossings from her home port of Le Havre to New York. Normandie held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career, during which the RMS Queen Mary was her main rival. During World War II, Normandie was seized by US authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. Origin[edit] The French Line commissioned artists to create posters and publicity for the liner. Career[edit] Official Normandy Tourist Board Website - Holidays and weekend breaks in Normandy - Normandy Tourism, France.