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There are luncheon and dinner menus for the 24th and 25th, just dinner on the 26th, both menus for the 27th, just luncheon on the 28th, and finishing up with dinner on the 29th. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, about that maiden voyage ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther than sinking (TITANIC), catching fire (GEORGES PHILIPPAR), or having a hole blown into the side (CONTE DI SAVOIA), was there ever a more disastrous maiden voyage than that of the FLANDRE? She was twenty-two hours late arriving at New York's Quarantine because of electrical problems. Then the power failed completely and it took six hours to get the anchors raised. With just a little steam, all the FLANDRE could do was belch black smoke. Four Moran tugs attached themselves and dragged the ship up the North River to the French Line pier. In response to welcoming whistles from passing ships, the FLANDRE's whistle emitted a faint noise and then died. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passengers reportedly were in good cheer, no doubt because the bars were giving away free drinks. A wit among the longshoremen quickly dubbed her the \"Flounder\". The ship sailed back to France without incident and underwent a year of rebuilding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition with some discoloration.","published_at":"2023-03-10T15:59:12-05:00","created_at":"2023-03-10T15:59:12-05:00","vendor":"TO","type":"- Menu","tags":["- Menus","French Line"],"price":5500,"price_min":5500,"price_max":5500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44733734125849,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"6461","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"FLANDRE: 1952 - 10 First Class dinner menus from disastrous maiden voyage","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":5500,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461.jpg?v=1678481954","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-1.jpg?v=1678481954","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-2.jpg?v=1678481954"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461.jpg?v=1678481954","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33156251517209,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.776,"height":1929,"width":1497,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461.jpg?v=1678481954"},"aspect_ratio":0.776,"height":1929,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461.jpg?v=1678481954","width":1497},{"alt":null,"id":33156251549977,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.551,"height":2541,"width":3942,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-1.jpg?v=1678481954"},"aspect_ratio":1.551,"height":2541,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-1.jpg?v=1678481954","width":3942},{"alt":null,"id":33156251582745,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.294,"height":773,"width":1000,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-2.jpg?v=1678481954"},"aspect_ratio":1.294,"height":773,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/products\/6461-2.jpg?v=1678481954","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"French Line: Ten First Class menus from the maiden voyage of the FLANDRE in July 1952. Yes, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e maiden voyage where the stricken ship earned the nickname of \"Flounder\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst, the menus. They begin with dinner on July 23rd, the day she triumphantly departed Le Havre as the French Line's first all new liner of the post-war era. There are luncheon and dinner menus for the 24th and 25th, just dinner on the 26th, both menus for the 27th, just luncheon on the 28th, and finishing up with dinner on the 29th. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, about that maiden voyage ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther than sinking (TITANIC), catching fire (GEORGES PHILIPPAR), or having a hole blown into the side (CONTE DI SAVOIA), was there ever a more disastrous maiden voyage than that of the FLANDRE? She was twenty-two hours late arriving at New York's Quarantine because of electrical problems. Then the power failed completely and it took six hours to get the anchors raised. With just a little steam, all the FLANDRE could do was belch black smoke. Four Moran tugs attached themselves and dragged the ship up the North River to the French Line pier. In response to welcoming whistles from passing ships, the FLANDRE's whistle emitted a faint noise and then died. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passengers reportedly were in good cheer, no doubt because the bars were giving away free drinks. A wit among the longshoremen quickly dubbed her the \"Flounder\". The ship sailed back to France without incident and underwent a year of rebuilding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition with some discoloration."}