Salvaged Luxury Liner Normandie, New York Harbour, Novembe

The Normandie in New York Harbour, November 1943. The Normandie had just been refloated and was being towed to dry dock for repairs, after catching fire and capsizing in the harbour during 1942. She was renamed Lafayette by the US government and was intended to be refitted for war service. The estimated cost of the refit was 24, 500, 000 dollars

Capsizing Catching Cost Dollars Estimated Intended Lafayette Normandie Refit Refitted Refloated Renamed Repairs Salvaged Towed

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