Great French architects and decorators are thus invited to fill the spaces of the ship, which were larger than usual.
Out of 83 people on board, only 18 survived.
The French government insisted that the postal service be maintained.
Charles-Roux and most engineers, who agreed with him on this point, considered that the speed of liners had reached a plateau which can only be exceeded by technological change.
In the area of passenger traffic, the recovery was taking place gradually.
The construction of the first, , was immediately started in Penhoët, and was clearly bigger than its predecessor.