Stefano Navone and his 11-year-old son Giuseppe sailed from Le Havre, France aboard this ship on 10 February 1906. They arrived at the Port of New York on 19 February 1906. Return to Text		The La Bretagne was built in 1885 by CGT, St. Nazaire, for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). She was a 7,112 gross ton vessel, length 495.4 ft x beam 51.8 ft, two funnels, four masts, single screw and a speed of 17 knots. There was accommodation for 390 first-, 65 second-, and 600 third-class passengers. Launched on 9 September 1885, she sailed from Le Havre on her maiden voyage to New York on 14 August 1886. In 1895 she was rebuilt with quadruple expansion engines, two masts and third-class accommodation increased to 1,500. On 8 June 1912 she left Le Havre on her last voyage to New York and then went to the French company, Cie Sud Atlantique. In 1919 she was renamed Alesia and in December 1923 she was sold for scrap in Holland, but broke her tow near Texel Island and ran aground to become a total loss. [Emigration-Ships Mailing List, Ted Finch, 9 September 1997]