The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, and commonly named " Transat "), typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. Established in 1855 by the brothers Émile and Issac Péreire under the name Compagnie Générale Maritime, the company was entrusted by the French government to transport mails to North ...

This is a list of ships owned by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, commonly known as the French Line.

Discover the golden age of transatlantic travel with the CGT French Line Archival Collection. Explore passenger lists, menus, brochures, and photographs from legendary ships like the SS Normandie, SS France, and SS Ile de France.

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT), also called French Line, was a French shipping line which operated ocean liners on the Transatlantic Route, it was founded by the Péreire Brothers in 1861, it would merge with Messageries Maritimes and then with Compagnie Générale Maritime in 1996 to form CMA CGM.

SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, crossing the Atlantic in a record 4.14 days, and remains the most powerful steam turbo-electric -propelled passenger ship ever built.

Some ships mentioned in the fleet lists may have been chartered from other companies, see the ship's description and history for more details. For more images or to acquire copies, please visit Heritage-Ships.

The COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE, known since the Belle Epoque as FRENCH LINE in the English speaking world (or TRANSAT or CGT), had its origins in 1861.

The COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE, known as FRENCH LINE in the English speaking world, or TRANSAT or CGT, had its origins in the victorious end of the Crimean War.

History of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique - French Line - Through 1910 A French undertaking known as the Compagnie Générale Maritime was founded in 1855. It owed its inception to the brothers Emile and Isaac Pereire.

La Compagnie générale transatlantique (CGT, souvent surnommée Transat, ou French Line par la clientèle anglophone) est une compagnie maritime française. Fondée en 1855 par les frères Émile et Isaac Péreire sous le nom de Compagnie générale maritime, elle est chargée par l'État d'assurer le transport du courrier vers l'Amérique du ...