France II was a French sailing ship, built by Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde and launched in 1912. In hull length and overall size she was, after Preußen, the second largest commercial merchant sailing ship ever built.

Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560. He ascended the throne of France at age 15 after the accidental death of his father, Henry II, in 1559.

Francis II (born January 19, 1544, Fontainebleau, France—died December 5, 1560, Orléans) was the king of France from 1559, who was dominated throughout his reign by the powerful Guise family.

The largest "pure" sailing vessel ever was the France II, which measured 146.5 m (480 ft) in length and had a gross tonnage of 5,633. France II was built at Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde in Bordeaux, France, and launched on 9 November 1912.

May 5, 2007 · Le 25 novembre 1913, France II, après avoir chargé coke et charbon à Glasgow et fait le plein de passagers, part pour sa première croisière autour du monde, via la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Alors que son départ de la France passe inaperçu, le navire provoque sur son passage en Écosse une admiration unanime.

France II was built in 1911 at the yards of Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde on the banks of the river Garonne in Bordeaux. She was the second largest commercial sailing ship ever built.

The France’s new task was to transport troops between the Americas and her home country. She did her part of the Allies’ victory without mishaps, except for an explosion in the engine room in 1918 that killed nine crew members.

The France was a huge five-masted barque built in 1911 in Bordeaux by Chantiers et Ateliers de la Girionde for Messers Prentout and Leblond. A smaller vessel of the same name, built in 1890 in Glasgow by D & W Henderson and Son, resulted in the later French ship often being referred to as France II or La France to distinguish her from the ...

Le France II était un navire marchand français, équipé de cinq mâts, mais aussi de deux moteurs. Il était tout de même considéré comme étant un voilier, puisque ses déplacements étaient principalement tirés de la force du vent.

S.S. France (II) Of the 14 four-stackers ever built, France was the only one which was neither British nor German. Built by Chantiers et Ateliers de St. Nazaire, she was laid down as La Picardie, but was renamed during construction, after the first France was scrapped.