ANON. SS Ile de France, French Line.
Original luggage label, c.1939. 170 x 130 mm.
The SS Ile de France was a French luxury ocean liner that operated on the prestigious transatlantic route between Europe and New York from 1927 to 1958.
She was built for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique also known as the French Line and launched in 1926. Although she was not the fastest or largest she was considered the most beautifully decorated in Art Deco style and very much favoured by the young, wealthy and fashionable elites.
During World War II she served as a troop ship. Just before being scrapped in 1961 she was used as a floating prop for the 1960 MGM disaster movie "The Last Voyage" with the fictional name "SS Claridon."
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