liner SUFFREN

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1923 - 1928

Design features

Suffren (steel liner) 1923 - 1928
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........léopoldina, blucher
detailed type : ...................steel liner
type of propulsion : ..............2 propellers
building year of ship : ...........1901
name of shipyard : ................Blohm & Voss
place of construction : ...........Hambourg
year of entering the fleet : ......1923
length (in meters) : ..............160,00
width (in meters) : ...............18,94
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........11947
deadweight (in tons) : ............14500
type of engine : ..................2 inverted, quadruple expansion
engine power (in HP) : ............6800
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13

History

Ex-BLÜCHER built on HAPAG’s account, at the beginning to ply between Europe and Far East. Put into service in June 1902 on the line Hambourg – New-York. Transferred in 1912 on the lines to South America. Seized by Brazil in June 1917. Renamed LEOPOLDINA. Used as a troop carrier. Handed over to France in 1919 by the War Compensation Comittee. Freighted by the French Line in March 1920. Used on the line Le Havre – New-York till 1921. Laid up in Le Havre in December 1921. The delivery of a new liner ordered under the name of SUFFREN having been delayed, LEOPOLDINA is bought by the French Line in March 1923, renamed SUFFREN and reintroduced on the line Le Havre – New-York. The liner under construction is renamed DE GRASSE and will be finally delivered in August 1924. Withdrawn from service in October 1928. Out of commission in Le Havre. Broken up in 1929 in Genova.