SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a record that remained unchallenged until the construction of the 345 m (1,132 ft) RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004. France was later purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1979, renamed SS Norway and underwent significant modifications that better suited her for cruising duties. She was renamed SS Blue Lady and sold to be scrapped in 2006, and scrapping was completed in late 2008.

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- CreeperCraftCity (historical support)
- GenerationGame (mental support, help, bridge)
- JStar (bridge)
- PhiLP (bridge)

History
France
Name:	SS France
Namesake:	Country of France
Owner:	Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line)
Operator:	Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line)
Port of registry:	Le Havre, France
Route:	Southampton - Le Havre - New York City
Ordered:	26 July 1956
Builder:	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Yard number:	G19
Laid down:	7 September 1957
Launched:	11 May 1960
Christened:	11 May 1960 by Yvonne de Gaulle
Decommissioned:	25 October 1974
Maiden voyage:	3 February 1962
Out of service:	24 October 1974
Identification:	IMO number: 5119143
Fate:	Sold to Norwegian Cruise Line after 5 Years of decommission
Status:	Scrapped in Alang, India 2008

General characteristics
Tonnage:	66,343 GRT (1961) 70,202 GRT (1984) 76,049 GRT (1990)
Displacement:	51,815 long tons
Length:	315.66 m (1,035.6 ft) overall 299.22 m (981.7 ft)waterline
Beam:	33.70 m (110.6 ft) (1961) 33.81 m (110.9 ft) (1990)
Height:	67.66 m (222.0 ft) keel to mast
Draft:	10.49 m (34.4 ft) design
Depth:	28.10 m (92.2 ft) keel to main deck
Decks:	12(1961) 13(1980) 15(1990)
Installed power:	160,000 HP (1961, total) 80,000 HP (1980, total) 54,000 HP (1980, propulsion)
Propulsion:	Geared CEM-Parsons turbines quadruple propeller (1961–1979) / twin propeller (1979–2008)
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) approx.
Capacity:	1961–1974 First class: 407 Tourist class: 1,637 1980–1990 - 1,944 passengers 1994–2003 - 2,565 passengers
Crew:	1961–1974 - 1,253 1980–1990 - 875 1994–2003 - 875
Notes:	Cost US$80 million approx.