"Normandy". The death of the flagship of the era. Shirokov A.N.

Normandy was the most original, elegant and most beautiful ship of its time. But it was both the largest and high -speed ship. The embodiment of luxury and comfort in the world, exhausted by depression and a premonition of World War II. Normandy died on February 10, 1942 in the New York Port due to the negligence of the workers who carried out welding work on board, and unprofessionalism of people who led the extinguishing of a fire that had begun. And no matter how short the life of this liner is, the memory of him will remain forever in the history of world shipbuilding. The next book of the series tells about the history of the creation and fate of the French transatlantic liner "Normandy".