SS France / Norway Memorial PT 1

This is a memorial of the grand liner SS France / Norway .

This month as we celebrate the saving of the SS United States from the hands of NCL / Star cruises , we remember the great fallen liners who could not share the same fate as those that are now saved for future generations to enjoy and look upon.

The SS France was the last ship of state for the Nation of France , at a time when the great liners were fading into history.

She was reborn into the SS Norway and thus she not only was the last of her kind but was reborn as the forerunner of today's modern super cruise liners.

This slide show contains rare photographs from her first years of service to her final years of service ,
including her Dry docking at Newport News Shipyard .

She was a marvel to look upon by all ,
now she is gone forever , a crime it was for her to die at the godforsaken beaches of Alang , India where many fine liners have meet their un-dignified end.

Let us remember her in her days of glory so we may save what surviving liners are left in the world and rebuild our lost era of stream lined and majestic wonders of the shipping industry.