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2 unusual facts about Compagnie Générale Transatlantique


Compagnie Générale Transatlantique

They were already the owners of the Société Générale de Crédit Mobilier, which became the main shareholder.

Sir William Pearce, 1st Baronet

A year after arriving on Clydeside, he became general manager of R. Napier and Sons, where he designed innovative fast, transatlantic liners for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.


SS La Bourgogne

She was built in 1885 by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line).


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