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| | The Classic Liners of Long Ago - Normandie (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Built by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique, in St. Nazaire, France, she was the third of four liners that the French Line constructed as part of an agreement with the French government in 1912. |
 | | The Normandie had a threefold purpose: to be the world's largest liner ever, to be the fastest on the North Atlantic, and to be a floating center of French art and decoration. |
 | | Of these, the Normandie triumphed in all three, being the first liner over 60,000 tons and 1,000 feet, capturing the Blue Riband (though it was continually denied by the French Line, in case she did not beat the Rex), and was an extremely beautiful ship. |
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