The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres

Chantiers de l'Atlantique is one of the world's largest shipyards, based in Saint-Nazaire, France. It was created in 1861 by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, but since 1984 has been owned by Alstom then Aker Yards since 2006. The largest ocean liner (until the 2006 launch of M/S Freedom of the Seas), the RMS Queen Mary 2, was completed at the shipyard in late 2003 and delivered to Cunard Line in January of 2004. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2790x2048, 1135 KB) The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres Le superpétrolier Batillus à la fin de sa construction, en fin darmement à Saint-Nazaire. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2790x2048, 1135 KB) The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres Le superpétrolier Batillus à la fin de sa construction, en fin darmement à Saint-Nazaire. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... Saint-Nazaire is also a commune of the Gard département of France. ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (shortened to and commonly named Transat), known overseas as the French Line, was a shipping company established in 1861 as an attempt to revive the French merchant marine, the poor state of... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is a Norwegian shipbuilding company which ownes 17 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brasil, France and Ukraine. ... M/S Freedom of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. ... The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck. ... The Cunard Line, formerly Cunard White Star Line, is a British cruise line, operator of ocean liners RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ...

Location

The yard is located in St Nazaire near Nantes, France at the mouth of the Loire. Its location near the deep waters of the Atlantic makes sailing large ships in and out easier. Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Loire-Atlantique (44) Région Pays-de-la-Loire Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) (since 1989) Intercommunality Urban Community of Nantes City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 65. ...

Early history

The yard was initially established in July 1840 and started by building ships for the French transatlantic line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. ... The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (shortened to and commonly named Transat), known overseas as the French Line, was a shipping company established in 1861 as an attempt to revive the French merchant marine, the poor state of...

The yard built the then longest passenger ship, the trans-Atlantic superliner SS France, in 1961. Superliner is a term sometimes used for an ocean liner of over 10,000 gross tons. ... The SS France is an ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de lAtlantique of Saint-Nazaire, and put into service by the Compagnie Générale Translantique in January 1962. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Large tankers

After the construction of the last Compagnie Générale Transatlantique liner the yard turned to construction of large tankers following the closure of the Suez Canal. Large tankers built include Batillus, Bellamya, Pierre Guillaumat and Prairial (ship). A new dry dock (Basin C) was planned for the construction of tankers over 1,000,000 tonnes but this fell through with the re-opening of the Suez Canal. At this weight the tankers would have never been able to pass through the Suez anyway. Suez Canal, seen from Earth orbit, NASA. Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: , transliteration: ), is a large artificial canal in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula. ... The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres The biggest ships ever constructed as designed were four Batillus class supertankers built in France at the end of the 1970s, having a 555. ... The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres The biggest ships ever constructed as designed were four Batillus class supertankers built in France at the end of the 1970s, having a 555. ... The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres The biggest ships ever constructed were four supertankers built in France at the end of the seventies, having a 555. ... The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres The biggest ships ever constructed as designed were four Batillus class supertankers built in France at the end of the 1970s, having a 555. ...

Recent history

The yard was responsible for the building of the giant superliner Queen Mary 2 for the Cunard Line in 2004. Shortly after construction a gangway connecting the ship to the dry dock collapsed killing 16 people. I name the ship Queen Mary 2 --Queen Elizabeth II The Queen Mary 2 is a Cunard Line passenger ship named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck. ... The Cunard Line, formerly Cunard White Star Line, is a British cruise line, operator of ocean liners RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ...

Purchase by Aker

Aker Yards and ALSTOM announced on 4 January 2006 their intention to join forces in shipbuilding and create together one of the world leaders in this industry, focused on high value added ships, including world class cruise ships. Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is a Norwegian shipbuilding company which ownes 17 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brasil, France and Ukraine. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The parties plan to establish a new company consisting of the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire and Lorient. Aker Yards would own 75% of this new company and ALSTOM would commit itself to keep the remaining 25% until 2010. The transaction would enable continuity in management and the actions taken as part of the “Marine 2010“ performance improvement and cost reduction programme already under implementation in ALSTOM Marine. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Ships built

Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique include:

• Sans Souci class sloops, designed as seaplane tenders, but built as escorts, all launched in 1940
  • Sans Souci / Jupiter
  • Sans Reproche / Saturn
  • Sans Peur / Merkur
  • Sans Pareil / Uranus
• SS France, launched in 1961, the world's longest passenger ship of the time
• SS Normandie, Entered service in 1935, world's largest ship until Cunard's Queen Elizabeth, held Blue Ribband. Capsized in New York Harbor, 1942. Scrapped in NJ, 1946.
• Queen Mary 2, floated in 2003, At the time of her construction, the QM2 was the longest, widest and tallest passenger ship ever built, and at 148,528 gross tons, was also the largest.

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External links

• ALSTOM - Chantiers de l'Atlantique
• Tourism information on shipyard and Saint-Nazaire