liner LA CHAMPAGNE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1886 - 1915

Design features

La Champagne (steel steamer with 4 masts) 1886 - 1915
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................steel steamer with 4 masts
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1885
name of shipyard : ................Compagnie Transatlantique
place of construction : ...........Penhoët
year of entering the fleet : ......1886
length (in meters) : ..............150,00
width (in meters) : ...............15,76
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........6726
deadweight (in tons) : ............2884
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 6 superposed cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............9000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........17,5

History

First of a series of four steamers all brought into service in 1886. Sistership: LA BOURGOGNE, LA GASCOGNE and LA BRETAGNE. Runs aground during her launching in April 1885. Brought into service in May 1886 on the line Le Havre-New York. May 7, 1887, enters in collision and sinks the steamer VILLE DE RIO DE JANEIRO of Chargeurs Réunis, off Barfleur, then stands on a sand bank. No victims. The steamer LA CHAMPAGNE is set afloat then towed to Saint-Nazaire to be repaired there. In 1896, she is equipped with new boilers and a quadruple expansion machine. Her funnels are raised. Two masts are removed. In February (?) 1898, following a damage of machine, drifts during 5 days in the North Atlantic before being towed by another ship. In 1905, undergoes new transformations then is transferred on the line from Mexico. In 1912, enters in collision at Lisbon with the DESNA of Royal Mail Line. Not very important damages. In 1915, is chartered by Compagnie Sud Atlantique. May 28, 1915, in full storm, runs aground in the entrance of Saint-Nazaire harbour and breaks in two. Sold for the demolition.