YAQUE Class: 1947 - Final Yankees Shaw-Savill For a short time the

For a short time the DE GRASSE became France's largest passenger liner and the first CGT ship to reenter North Atlantic service

she was sent from Sydney to California

"Here at last is the perfect choice for the perfect trip to Europe

The ship departed New York on January 7 and returned on May 29

Photos include a portrait

YAQUE Class: 1947 - Final Yankees Shaw-Savill For a short time theUnited Fruit Company: A deck plan of the YAQUE Class of combo freighters built immediately after WW2. The plan itself is reminiscent of the great pre WW2 designs printed on thin tissue, opening to a large size (18" by 24"), nicely illustrated, and showing plans large enough that you can easily imagine yourself strolling the decks. Mark Goldberg, in his history of American fruit ships "Going Bananas", describes the class as "beautiful white ships with