SS ''Saint-Laurent'' was an

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operated by

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(CGT) in transatlantic service. She was built by the Chantier Scott shipyard in

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, France, and was the first transatlantic ocean liner constructed in France, as well as CGT's first screw-driven liner.Dawson, p. 246Dawson, p. 48 Her design was based on the

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's RMS ''Persia'', albeit adapted to screw propulsion. She was launched in 1866, and entered service on CGT's route between

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, before sailing to Central America later in her career. She operated until 1902, when she was scrapped in Italy. ''Saint-Laurent'' measured 3,413 gross register tons, with a length of and a beam of . She had a passenger capacity of 211—128 in first class, 54 in second class, and 29 in third class. She was originally built with a single compound steam engine driving one screw and a three-masted sailing rig, capable of propelling her to a service speed; in 1875 and 1876 she received new triple expansion engines. Her screw propulsion was a major improvement over CGT's existing paddlewheel steamships, and spurred the company to convert most of its fleet in North Atlantic service to screws.

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