SS Normandie graced the seas for only four years before meeting a fiery end at the start of world war two. But it was long enough for her to be considered the ultimate ocean liner, profiled here ...

The SS Normandie remained at the bottom of the Hudson River for a year and a half until it was salvaged in 1943. Despite hopes to revive the ship for use in the war, the SS Normandie was abandoned ...

Two panels from the Chariot of Thetis mural by Jean Dupas, which adorned the Grand Salon of the SS Normandie, are among the ship's artifacts that are for sale at Maison Gerard ($118,400 ...

The SS Normandie burned in her slip at Pier 88 in New York on February 9, 1942. Thousands of people from New Jersey and New York watched the spectacle in person or saw the smoke from many miles away.

1) Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant did it. So did Fred Astaire, Ernest Hemingway and a couple of Kennedys. They all sailed on the SS Normandie, the grand dame of the high seas — a floating ...

SS normandie 1 Articles Retrotechtacular: Salvaging A Capsized Ocean Liner. January 28, 2014 by Mike Szczys 20 Comments . The scale of this salvage operation is nothing short of daunting.

The SS Normandie was constructed for the French Line in Saint-Nazaire and made its maiden voyage on May 29, 1935, when it traveled from Le Havre to New York.

The scale of this salvage operation is nothing short of daunting. The SS Normandie was an ocean liner put into service in 1935 and capable of carrying 1,972 people across the Atlantic Ocean. The sh… ...

SS Normandie only graced the seas for four years before meeting a fiery end. But it was long enough for her to be considered the ultimate ocean liner, profiled here as part of our Art Deco ...