Albertville
1928
(Rhenania RH-180)
- Type: Passenger / general cargo
- Displacement: 10,338 tons
- Dimensions: 509 x 62 x 26 ft.
- Machinery: Steam quadruple expansion, twin screw, 8,500 IHP = 15 knots
- Passengers: 358 (178 first class, 180 second class)
- Crew: 202
- Builder: Ateliers et Chanters de la Loire, St.Nazaire, France, 1928
- Service: Built for Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA. Maiden voyage 28 Feb 1928 Antwerp Matadi. Rebuilt 1936-37 by Mercantile Marine Eng Co at Antwerp. Forepart lengthened, additional low pressure turbines fitted, reduced to one funnel. Bombed and sunk by German aircraft, 11 Jun 1940 in Le Havre roads while attempting to evacuate British and French troops.
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