DE GRASSE: 1924 - Cabin Class deck plan from 1928

French Line: A 25" by 32" tissue plan from 1928 showing Cabin Class (First Class) on the DE GRASSE, a rugged ship that had almost as many lives as the proverbial cat. Four decks are shown in color-coded detail. Cabin Class carried 400 and unseen down below another 1,700 survived in Third Class. Although DE GRASSE was not as swanky as her bigger fleetmates, the French Line still kept up their standards. For example, children not only had a Playroom but a separate Punch and Judy Theatre and a special Dining Room. For adults the requisite "Grande Descente" led all the way from Promenade Deck down four decks into the Dining Saloon Besides a portrait-at-sea, black and white photos show the Salon, Grande Descente, and two cabins. The DE GRASSE was laid down in 1920 but a shortage of steel delayed her launching for four years. She served faithfully until the war. When the Germans invaded France in 1940, the ship was scuttled in shallow water. The Germans raised her and she served their cau