SS De Grasse
SS ''De Grasse'' was an ocean liner built in 1921 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and launched in February 1924. In August 1924 The De Grasse set sail on her maiden voyage on the Le Havre to New York City, New York route. After the fall of France to Nazi Germany, the ship was use as a floating barracks ship. Sunk at Bordeaux, France, during the German retreat, she was refloated, repaired and put back into service. Over the years and shipowners, she became the ''Empress of Australia'' and then ''Venezuela''. The vessel ran aground off Cannes, France, in 1962 and was Ship breaking, scrapped at La Spezia, Italy. History CGT Line Originally speculated ordered under the name ''Suffren'', the ship was renamed after the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) acquired the Brazilian ship SS Blücher, SS ''Leopoldina''. The De Grasse was put into service in August 1924 on the Le Havre to New York City, New York route. It was mo ...
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