Stereoscopic glass plate view "Ocean liner La France being demolished" c.1910

Very beautiful glass plate with stereoscopic view

format 4.5 x 10.7 cm

The ocean liner "La France" is being demolished.

The first ocean liner "La France" was built in Penhoët (Loire-Atlantique) for the Compagnie générale transatlantique and was launched on October 1, 1864.

The sister ship of "l' Impératrice Eugénie" " La France", unlike the France of 1962 (3rd of that name), had a very long life, remarkable for the time: put into service in 1865, it was not dismantled until 1910 in Cherbourg, after forty-five years of transatlantic crossings.

Its paddle wheels were removed in 1874 and it was lengthened by 12 meters. More powerful propeller-driven engines replaced the original ones. A third mast was added.

"France" participated in the Tonkin expedition, between two voyages.