Parowan Times | 1942-08-21 | Page 7 | French Ship Launched

french ship launched frances first passenger ship built since the war started the Kai Xai rouan was launched near toulon in january of 1942 and was to carry passengers and freight between t een marseilles and the french colonies in north africa it provided high class accommodations for 1500 passengers it had a capacity of 1600 1500 tons of merchandise and could handle crates of fruits and vegetables with wi th tons of perishable foods and 4 u u tons of meat in its two cold ailt storage 0 r chambers