SS La Touraine
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | SS La Touraine |
| Namesake | former province of Touraine |
| Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
| Builder | Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Launched | 21 March 1890 |
| Maiden voyage | Le Havre–New York, 20 June 1891 |
| Fate | Scrapped October 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 158.55 m (520 ft 2 in) LBP |
| Beam | 17.07 m (56 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1090 passengers (392 Saloon, 98 second class, 600 steerage) |
SS La Touraine was an ocean liner that sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique from the 1890s to the 1920s. Built in France in 1891, she was primarily employed in transatlantic service on the North Atlantic. The liner was scrapped in Dunkirk in October 1923.