France Launch
The new 1035-foot French liner France, the world's longest liner slides down the slipway on the day of her launch from the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, St Nazaire. The ceremony was performed by Madame de Gaulle, wife of French president Charles de Gaulle. (Photo by Ron Case/Getty Images)

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2666124
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
May 11, 1960
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