The SS Normandie remained at the bottom of the Hudson River for a year and a half until it was salvaged in 1943. Despite hopes to revive the ship for use in the war, the SS Normandie was abandoned ...

The Fabulous Interiors from the Iconic SS Normandie Are Now For Sale New York gallery Maison Gerard acquired a suite of panels and furniture from the historic ship. By Leena Kim Published: Mar 30 ...

1) Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant did it. So did Fred Astaire, Ernest Hemingway and a couple of Kennedys. They all sailed on the SS Normandie, the grand dame of the high seas — a floating ...

The SS Normandie was constructed for the French Line in Saint-Nazaire and made its maiden voyage on May 29, 1935, when it traveled from Le Havre to New York.

The scale of this salvage operation is nothing short of daunting. The SS Normandie was an ocean liner put into service in 1935 and capable of carrying 1,972 people across the Atlantic Ocean.

The SS Normandie burned in her slip at Pier 88 in New York on February 9, 1942. Thousands of people from New Jersey and New York watched the spectacle in person or saw the smoke from many miles away.