On this day, 84 years ago, a fire broke out aboard the French transatlantic liner SS Normandie, which was being converted into the new USS Lafayette for service in World War II (1939-1945). France had been invaded by Germany under the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler, and the ship was subsequently seized by the United States government, prohibiting its return to its home port and sealing its fate. On Monday, February 9, 1942, the fire was accidentally caused by sparks from a blowtorch used by a worke
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SS Normandie accident 😨 The SS Normandie accident occurred in February 1942 while the ship was being converted into a U.S. troopship called USS Lafayette. A fire broke out during the refitting work in New York Harbor, causing the ship to capsize at the pier. Despite efforts to save it, Normandie was completely destroyed and never returned to service. | Ocean Fight
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