Feature: What is the Story of the SS Champollion?

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Presenter: Micha Tobia

Delivered: Boston on March 12, 2023

In this afikra feature, Micha Tobia explores the story of the SS Champollion, a French ocean liner built during the 1920s for the Marseille, France-Alexandria, Egypt, route. During the Second World War it served as a troop ship before resuming commercial service in 1947.

Sources & Future References

• LEBANON: Wreck of the Champollion | TIME

• Le Naufrage du paquebot Champollion le 22 décembre 1952, Georges Blond

• Le Champollion, Encyclopédie des Messageries Maritimes

• Il y a soixante ans. L’épopée tragique du Champollion, December 21, 2013, Delphine Darmency | Magazine

• “Champollion”. L’agonie sur la plage | Paris Match

• Le Paquebot "Champollion" menace de se briser avec 370 personnes à bord | Le Monde

• Les Amis de French Lines

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