The Devastating Fire that Destroyed the Art Deco Masterpiece SS L'Atlantique

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SS L'Atlantique was launched on April 15th, 1930 by Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique. The new luxury liner was an Art Deco masterpiece intended to boost trade between France and South America. But early in her career, she was destroyed by a devastating fire that claimed the lives of 19 crew members.

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Sources:
L'Atlantique: Queen of the South Atlantic by Les Streater
The Liner: Retrospective and Renaissance by Philip Dawson

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Chapters:
0:00 SS L'Atlantique
2:16 Chapter 1: An Unlucky Launch
4:47 Chapter 2: Art Deco Masterpiece
7:45 Chapter 3: A Short Career
8:54 Chapter 4: Fire at Sea
15:09 Chapter 5: A Total Loss

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