Normandy was the most original, elegant and most beautiful ship of its time. But it was also the largest and fastest ship. The embodiment of luxury and comfort in a world exhausted by the depressions and premonition of World War II. Normandia died on February 10, 1942 in the port of New York due to the negligence of the workers who carried out welding work on board and the unprofessionalism of the people who led the extinguishing of the fire. And no matter how short the life of this liner is, the memory of it will remain forever in the history of world shipbuilding. Another book in the series tells about the history of the creation and fate of the French transatlantic liner Normandy.