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Ships
SS Île de France
SS Normandie
SS Marianne
SS Pasteur and Rene Descartes
SS Ville d'Alger and Ville d'Oran
SS Flandre and Antilles
SS Calédonien and Tahitien

SS Île de France, French Ocean Liner laid down 1927

Displacement:
26,783 t light; 27,580 t standard; 39,831 t normal; 49,632 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
809.42 ft / 790.68 ft x 91.86 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
246.71 m / 241.00 m x 28.00 m x 9.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 63,292 shp / 47,216 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 18,500nm at 21.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 22,052 tons

Complement:
1,409 - 1,832

Cost:
£4.426 million / $17.703 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,998 tons, 5.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,785 tons, 24.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 13,048 tons, 32.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 15,000 tons, 37.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
72,104 lbs / 32,706 Kg = 667.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.84

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.61 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.82 ft / 9.70 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Stern: 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Average freeboard: 25.64 ft / 7.82 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 58.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.0 %
Waterplane Area: 55,643 Square feet or 5,169 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 210 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 584 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.02
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

SS Normandie, French Passenger Liner laid down 1930

Displacement:
38,632 t light; 39,575 t standard; 47,146 t normal; 53,202 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
922.57 ft / 885.83 ft x 91.86 ft (Bulges 101.71 ft) x 33.30 ft (normal load)
281.20 m / 270.00 m x 28.00 m (Bulges 31.00 m) x 10.15 m

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
0.39" / 10 mm 623.36 ft / 190.00 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 217,177 shp / 162,014 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 32.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 13,627 tons

Complement:
1,599 - 2,079

Cost:
£9.507 million / $38.029 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 298 tons, 0.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 298 tons, 0.6 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 6,581 tons, 14.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,573 tons, 35.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,514 tons, 18.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 15,180 tons, 32.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
76,453 lbs / 34,679 Kg = 707.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 7.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 19.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 63.65 ft / 19.40 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 43.96 ft / 13.40 m
- Mid (70 %): 43.96 ft / 13.40 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 43.96 ft / 13.40 m
- Stern: 43.96 ft / 13.40 m
- Average freeboard: 45.93 ft / 14.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 309.6 %
Waterplane Area: 59,125 Square feet or 5,493 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 165 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 132 lbs/sq ft or 645 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.86
- Longitudinal: 3.98
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
200 First Class passengers (at 17.6 tons per)
400 Second Cllass passengers (at 8.8 tons per)
2,000 Steerage Class passengers (at 3.3 tons per) 6600
Cargo - 1200 tons
Surface search Radar - 40 tons
Misc - 300 tons

Notes:
Equipped with an early model RADAR as a navigation aid.

SS Marianne, French Passenger Liner laid down 1934

Displacement:
48,425 t light; 49,722 t standard; 64,838 t normal; 76,930 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,049.29 ft / 1,033.47 ft x 98.43 ft (Bulges 111.55 ft) x 32.81 ft (normal load)
319.82 m / 315.00 m x 30.00 m (Bulges 34.00 m) x 10.00 m

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
0.91" / 23 mm 754.59 ft / 230.00 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 6 shafts, 322,408 shp / 240,516 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 5,050nm at 36.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 27,208 tons

Complement:
2,031 - 2,641

Cost:
£14.695 million / $58.780 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 829 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 829 tons, 1.3 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 9,275 tons, 14.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 22,171 tons, 34.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 16,413 tons, 25.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 16,150 tons, 24.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
121,681 lbs / 55,194 Kg = 1,126.7 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 13.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 36.52 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 59.06 ft / 18.00 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 45.93 ft / 14.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 45.93 ft / 14.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 37.73 ft / 11.50 m (45.93 ft / 14.00 m before break)
- Stern: 39.37 ft / 12.00 m
- Average freeboard: 45.98 ft / 14.01 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 334.0 %
Waterplane Area: 77,537 Square feet or 7,203 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 182 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 147 lbs/sq ft or 718 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.57
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
200 First Class passengers (at 18.88 tons per)
400 Second Class passengers (at 9.44 tons per)
2000 Steerage Class passengers (at 3.54 tons per)
Cargo - 1200 tons
Surface search radar - 20 tons
Misc - 298 tons

SS Pasteur, French Ocean Liner laid down 1937

Displacement:
18,236 t light; 18,819 t standard; 29,177 t normal; 37,463 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
714.60 ft / 696.85 ft x 87.93 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load)
217.81 m / 212.40 m x 26.80 m x 8.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 73,742 shp / 55,012 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 18,000nm at 22.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 18,644 tons

Complement:
1,116 - 1,451

Cost:
£5.042 million / $20.169 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,044 tons, 7.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,492 tons, 25.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,941 tons, 37.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,700 tons, 29.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
60,019 lbs / 27,224 Kg = 555.7 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 14.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.78

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.635
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.93 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 24.38 ft / 7.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.4 %
Waterplane Area: 46,294 Square feet or 4,301 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 228 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 545 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Ships in Class:
- SS Pasteur (1937)
- SS Rene Descartes (1942)

Ville d'Alger and Ville d'Oran, French Mediterranean Liner laid down 1935
Ville d'Alger and her sistership Ville d'Oran are the largest French liners in the Mediterranean. They connect Marseille and Algeria in twenty hours.

Displacement:
7,655 t light; 7,859 t standard; 10,197 t normal; 12,067 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
463.19 ft / 447.83 ft x 63.09 ft x 22.97 ft (normal load)
141.18 m / 136.50 m x 19.23 m x 7.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 18,954 shp / 14,140 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,208 tons

Complement:
506 - 659

Cost:
£1.748 million / $6.991 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 538 tons, 5.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,917 tons, 28.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,542 tons, 24.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,200 tons, 41.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19,359 lbs / 8,781 Kg = 179.3 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.10 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Average freeboard: 25.33 ft / 7.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.9 %
Waterplane Area: 19,718 Square feet or 1,832 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 193 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 398 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.47
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 1800 tons for 200 1st-Class Passengers
- 1600 tons for 400 2nd-Class Passengers
- 800 tons for amenities

Luxuries:
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool and lido deck
- First Class cafe and salon
- Second Class cafe and salon
- Cinema
- Air conditioning

Notes:
- Range is actually 5,000nm at 18.00 kts; 2473 tons of deep-stowed cargo or ballast simmed as bunker fuel.
- Briefly borrowed as troopship during the 1937 Morocco Crisis
- Second dummy funnel removed 1941
- Radio-teledection system added as navigational and anti-collision warning system

Flandre and Antilles, French Passenger/Cruise Liner laid down 1941
These two ships are designed more as cruise liners for the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Tauran seas than as true ocean liners.

Displacement:
13,776 t light; 14,195 t standard; 20,990 t normal; 26,427 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
622.96 ft / 600.39 ft x 80.38 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load)
189.88 m / 183.00 m x 24.50 m x 8.00 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 26,266 shp / 19,594 Kw = 20.75 kts
Range 25,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 12,231 tons

Complement:
871 - 1,133

Cost:
£3.581 million / $14.325 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 694 tons, 3.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,431 tons, 40.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,215 tons, 34.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,650 tons, 22.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
96,261 lbs / 43,663 Kg = 891.3 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 8.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.47 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 72.18 ft / 22.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 59.06 ft / 18.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 42.65 ft / 13.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m (42.65 ft / 13.00 m before break)
- Stern: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Average freeboard: 47.97 ft / 14.62 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 36.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 351.8 %
Waterplane Area: 34,642 Square feet or 3,218 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 348 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 98 lbs/sq ft or 479 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.76
- Longitudinal: 11.91
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 1900 tons for 200 1st-Class Passengers
- 1800 tons for 400 2nd-Class Passengers
- 800 tons for amenities

Luxuries:
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool and lido deck
- First Class cafe and salon
- Second Class cafe and salon
- Cinema
- Air conditioning

Notes:
- Range is actually 12,000nm at 18.00 kts; 6262 tons of deep-stowed cargo or ballast simmed as bunker fuel.
- Radio-teledection system added as navigational and anti-collision warning system

Calédonien and Tahitien, French Paquebot laid down 1943

Displacement:
9,850 t light; 10,137 t standard; 14,368 t normal; 17,753 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
570.90 ft / 547.90 ft x 66.93 ft x 24.93 ft (normal load)
174.01 m / 167.00 m x 20.40 m x 7.60 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 10,236 shp / 7,636 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 22,950nm at 17.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,616 tons

Complement:
656 - 853

Cost:
£2.499 million / $9.995 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 264 tons, 1.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,585 tons, 25.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,519 tons, 31.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,000 tons, 41.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
28,450 lbs / 12,905 Kg = 263.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.95

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.19 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.41 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 30 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 26
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 27.23 ft / 8.30 m (20.34 ft / 6.20 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Average freeboard: 20.66 ft / 6.30 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.6 %
Waterplane Area: 25,592 Square feet or 2,378 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 220 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 428 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Ships in Class:
- Calédonien
- Tahitien

Notes:
- Owned and operated by Messageries Maritimes.

Route:
- Marseilles (France)
- Funchal (Madeira)
- Fort de France (Martinique)
- Pointe a Pitre (Guadeloupe)
- Willemstadt (Curaçao)
- Balboa (Panama)
- Taiohae (Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands)
- Papeete (Tahiti)
- Nouméa (New Caledonia)
- Suva (Fidji)
- Luganville (Ile Espiritu Santo)
- Port Vila (New Hebrides)
- Sydney (Australia)

Cambodge, French Paquebot laid down 1944
These three ships will be laid down for Messageries Maritimes. Their route, of course, will be between Marseilles and Indochina.
(Also, see here for a Shipbucket drawing.)

Displacement:
9,877 t light; 10,165 t standard; 14,368 t normal; 17,731 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
570.90 ft / 547.90 ft x 66.93 ft x 24.93 ft (normal load)
174.01 m / 167.00 m x 20.40 m x 7.60 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 10,236 shp / 7,636 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 23,000nm at 17.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,567 tons

Complement:
656 - 853

Cost:
£2.572 million / $10.287 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 261 tons, 1.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,616 tons, 25.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,491 tons, 31.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,000 tons, 41.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
28,593 lbs / 12,969 Kg = 264.7 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.95

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.19 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.41 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 30 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 26
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 27.23 ft / 8.30 m (20.34 ft / 6.20 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Average freeboard: 20.66 ft / 6.30 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.6 %
Waterplane Area: 25,592 Square feet or 2,378 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 220 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 432 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.48
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Ships in Class:
- SS Cambodge
- SS Vietnam
- SS Laos

Route:
Port Said, Aden or Djibouti, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, Kobe (eastbound), Yokohama