SS Massilia
Massilia at Bordeaux, about 1930 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Massilia |
| Namesake | Massilia |
| Owner | Cie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique |
| Operator | Cie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique |
| Port of registry | Bordeaux |
| Route | Bordeaux – Buenos Aires |
| Ordered | 1912 |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer |
| Laid down | 1912 |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Completed | 1920 |
| Out of service | 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | scuttled 1944, scrapped 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 175.9 m (577.1 ft) |
| Beam | 19.5 m (64.1 ft) |
| Depth | 11.3 m (37.0 ft) |
| Decks | 7 |
| Propulsion |
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| Capacity | 943 passengers total: |
| Crew | 410 |
| Sensors & processing systems | wireless direction finding |
| Notes | sister ships: Gallia, Lutetia |
SS Massilia was an ocean liner of the Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique. She was launched in 1914 and completed in 1920. Massilia was the Roman city on the site of what is now Marseille.