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The Fleets
Messageries Maritimes
(Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes)
 In 1835 the French Government created a state owned steamship
service between Marseilles and the Levant. This continued until 1851 when
it was transferred to the management of Messageries Nationales (the state
operated road communication concern). The shipping side of the business
was split from the road activities in 1852 under the name Compagnie des
Services Maritimes des Messageries Nationales. With the return of the
French monarchy in 1853 this became Compagnie des Services Maritimes Imperiales
and the company expanded dramatically over the next few years and by 1857
owned 57 ships. After the Franco-Prussian War and the abolition of the
monarchy in 1871, the company became Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes,
usually shortened to MM. In 1904 the fleets of Compagnie Francaise de
l'Est Asiatique and Compagnie Nationale
de Navigation were taken over. The second world war decimated the
fleet which had been split between the Allies and Vichy France and by
1945, only 21 ships were left. However the fleet was rebuilt, but the
independence of French colonies and the advent of air travel caused the
whole passenger fleet to be disposed of between 1969 and 1972. In 1977
MM and CGT (French Line) were amalgamated
under the title Compagnie Generale Maritime and by 1981 the name MM disappeared
from Lloyds Register.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site. Details of routes / careers of individual ships
are available from Ted Finch
on request (steamships only), but first check these two ship description
sites above, to see if they have already been included online.
Visit Philippe Ramona's Messageries
maritimes website for hundreds of pictures of MM ships. The website
is in French and can be slow-loading, so be patient, it is well worth
a visit.
Routes:
- 1835-1939 Marseilles - Constantinople - Black Sea - Trabzo Marseilles
- (1851 Civitavecchia) - Beirut.
- 1854-1940 Marseilles - Algiers / Oran / Bone - Tunis.
- 1860-1912 Bordeaux - Rio de Janeiro + Rio feeder service.
- 1862-1869 Marseilles - Alexandria - overland - Suez - French Indochina
Mauritius feeder service to Aden and Suez.
- 1865 Saigon
- Hong Kong - Shanghai - Yokohama feeder service.
- 1866-1914 Saigon - Manila feeder service.
- 1869-1958 Marseilles - Suez Canal - Ceylon - Indochina.
- 1869-1981 (French ports) - Marseilles - Suez Canal - India / Far East
/ Australia.
- 1881-1981 Marseilles - Port Said - Mahe - Reunion - Mauritius - Adelaide
- Melbourne - Sydney - Noumea.
- 1914 Pacific
routes also via Panama.
- 1962-1972 Hamburg - Havre - Bordeaux - South America.
Funnel:
1835 -1960 Black
1960 - Black with representation
of house flag.
Fleet: |
|
 |
 |
| 1835-1960 |
1960
- |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Ajax |
1968 |
ex- Minerve, 1969 purchased from Otto Candies Inc,
New Orleans renamed Ajax, 1982 transferred to Cie.des Moyens de
Surface. |
625 |
| Alexandre |
1843 |
1861 scrapped. |
723 |
| Alphee |
1861 |
1899 engines removed, hull sold. |
1,847 |
| Amazone (1) |
1869 |
1889 hit jetty at Reunion and holed. |
3,350 |
| Amazone (2) |
|
see Laos (1) |
|
| Amboise |
1905 |
ex- Furst Bismarck, ex-Frederichruhe (Hamburg
America Line), 1921 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Amboise, 1935 scrapped. |
8,332 |
| Amerique |
1857 |
1858 purchased from Cie
de Navigation Mixte, 1878 scrapped. |
1,697 |
| Amiral Pierre (1) |
1911 |
ex- Stiegerwald (Hamburg
America Line), 1923 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Amiral Pierre, 1928 renamed La Perouse, 1936 scrapped. |
4,485 |
| Amiral Pierre (2) |
1905 |
ex- Yannis, 1940 purchased from G. Andreou,m Greece
renamed Amiral Pierre, 1942 scuttled off Madagascar when intercepted
by British destroyers. |
4,391 |
| Amsterdam |
1838 |
1854 purchased from Cie.Albrecht, 1860 sold to Bazin & Leon
Gay. |
713 |
| Anadyr (1) |
1873 |
1889 rammed and sunk by Oxus in Aden Roads. |
3,714 |
| Anadyr (2) |
1930 |
ex- Redsea, 1938 purchased from Brown, Atkinson & Co,
Hull renamed Anadyr, 1944 torpedoed and sunk off Pernambuco by
German submarine. |
5,278 |
| Anadyr (3) |
1947 |
ex- Pierre deSaurel, 1953 purchased from Fabre
Line renamed Anadyr, 1964 sold to Soc. Malgache de Transports
Maritimes renamed Malagasy. |
4,512 |
| Andalousie |
1861 |
renamed and completed as Donai,
1887 converted to cargo ship, 1889 scrapped after collision with
British ship Nerissa. |
2,535 |
| Andre Lebon |
1914 |
1940 remained in Vichy hands, 1944 sunk in Allied
air raid on Toulon, refloated. 1946 resumed service, 1952 scrapped. |
13,681 |
| Andromede |
1911 |
ex- Fremantle (Deutsche-Australische
Line), 1922 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed Andromede,
1931 scrapped. |
6,036 |
| Angers |
1907 |
ex- Cap Arcona (Hamburg
South America Line) 1921 awarded to MM as war reparations
renamed Angers, 1939 scrapped. |
9,846 |
| Annam (1) |
1898 |
1904 renamed Tourane, 1912 renamed Karnak, 1916 torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine near Malta; loss of 17 lives. |
6,300 |
| Annam (2) |
1889 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Francaise de l'Est Asiatique,
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in Mediterranean. |
6,163 |
| Antinous |
1913 |
ex- Wachtfels (Hansa
Line), 1921 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed Antinous,
1931 scrapped. |
7,133 |
| Aquilon |
1969 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1981
sold to Liberia renamed Horncap. |
4,413 |
| Aramis (1) |
1922 |
delivery refused by MM and re-engined, 1926 recommissioned
as Chenonceaux, 1944 seized by Germans at Marseilles and scuttled,
1948 raised and scrapped. |
14,825 |
| Aramis (2) |
1932 |
1940 taken over by Japan renamed Teia Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by US submarine. |
17,537 |
| Ardour |
1889 |
1912 lost near Saint Suzanne Light, Reunion. |
3,789 |
| Arethuse |
1864 |
1891 scrapped. |
1,109 |
| Armand Behic |
1891 |
1924 scrapped. |
6,635 |
| Astrolabe |
1921 |
ex- Saint Augustin, 1930 purchased from Cie.Navale
et Commerciale de l'Oceanie renamed Astrolabe, 1935 sold to Italy
renamed Capo Lena. |
5,106 |
| Athos (1) |
1915 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine near
Malta; loss of 754 lives. |
12,692 |
| Athos (2) |
1926 |
1942 taken over by the Allies at Casablanca, 1946
returned to France, mostly trooping, 1959 scrapped. |
15,275 |
| Atlantique |
1900 |
1921 renamed Angkor, 1933 scrapped. |
6,479 |
| Aunis |
1860 |
1882 scrapped. |
1,050 |
| Auray |
1944 |
1949 transferred from French
Line, 1961 sold to Israel renamed Israel Pan. |
7,176 |
| Australien |
1890 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in Mediterranean. |
6,570 |
| Ava |
1870 |
1900 scrapped. |
3,361 |
| Aventin |
1856 |
1856 wrecked off Elba on maiden voyage. |
625 |
| Aviateur Roland Garros |
1902 |
ex- Lucie Woermann (Woermann
Line), 1923 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed Aviateur
Roland Garros, 1931 scrapped. |
4,729 |
| Azay-le-Rideau |
1910 |
ex- General (Deutsche
Ost-Aftika Line), 1923 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Azay-le-Rideau, 1936 scrapped. |
8,063 |
| Bagdad |
1891 |
ex- Athenai, 1895 purchased from Panhellenic S.S.Co,
Piraeus renamed Bagdad, Madagascar coastal service, 1935 wrecked
on Madagascar coast. |
2,492 |
| Balkan |
1858 |
1874 scrapped. |
630 |
| Basque |
1892 |
ex- Antisana, 1910 purchased from Pacific
Steam Navigation Co. renamed Basque, 1920 scrapped. |
3,621 |
| Bearn |
1860 |
1865 wrecked off Pointe Hanos, Brazil. |
2,470 |
| Beauvais |
1943 |
1950 transferred from French Line, 1961 transferred
to Cie.Nantaises des Chargeurs de l'Ouest renamed Jules Verne. |
7,176 |
| Bernadin de Saint-Pierre |
1925 |
1942 taken over by Japan renamed Teibi Maru, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by US submarine. |
10,268 |
| Bir Hakeim |
1945 |
ex- Empire Gala, 1946 taken over renamed Bir Hakeim,
1958 sold to Liberia renamed Marionga Maris. |
9,171 |
| Borysthene |
1853 |
ex- Brasiliera, 1854 purchased from South American & General
S.N.Co, Liverpool renamed Borysthene, 1865 wrecked on Island of
Plane en route Marseilles - Oran. |
1,100 |
| Bosphore (1) |
1846 |
1866 scrapped. |
461 |
| Bosphore (2) |
1889 |
ex- Canton, 1903 purchased from P & O
Line renamed Bosphore, 1920 scrapped |
3,503 |
| Boussole |
1920 |
ex- Saint Eloi, 1930 purchased from Cie.Navale et
Commerciale de l'Oceanie renamed Boussole, 1935 sold to Chile renamed
Arauco. |
5,123 |
| Bresil |
1888 |
South America service, 1903 renamed Dumbea, Australia
service, 1928 scrapped. |
5,809 |
| Bresle |
1945 |
1945 transferred from French
Line, later returned. |
3,807 |
| Brest |
1943 |
1950 transferred from French
Line, 1960 sold to Panama renamed Galaxy. |
7,181 |
| Breton |
1886 |
ex- Albano, 1910 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Breton, 1917 mined and sunk off Tunisia. |
3,758 |
| Briancon |
1943 |
ex- John Colter, 1947 purchased from US War Shipping
Administration renamed Briancon, 1960 sold to Lebanon renamed Zephyros. |
7,278 |
| Bucephale |
1925 |
ex- Saint Andre, 1932 purchased from Cie.Navale et
Commerciale de l'Oceanie renamed Bucephale, 1937 wrecked New Hebrides. |
902 |
| Cachar |
1883 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Nationale
de Navigation, 1914 scrapped. |
3,645 |
| Caire |
1843 |
1866 scrapped. |
806 |
| Caledonien (1) |
1882 |
1914 taken over as troopship, 1917 mined and sunk
off Port Said; loss of 51 lives. |
4,170 |
| Caledonien (2) |
1952 |
1972 sold to Cyprus renamed Nisos Kypros. |
12,712 |
| Cambodge (1) |
|
see Cerdagne. |
|
| Cambodge (2) |
1953 |
1969 sold to Sun Line, Piraeus (Holland America Line
subsidiary) renamed Stella V, later Stella Solaris. |
13,217 |
| Caobang |
1902 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Nationale
de Navigation, 1906 ashore in fog at Poulo Condore, total
loss. |
6,762 |
| Capitaine Faure |
1917 |
1933 laid up, 1936 scrapped. |
8,055 |
| Capitole |
1854 |
1873 sold at Singapore. |
498 |
| Carmel |
1854 |
1858 on River Plate - Rio feeder service, 1876 scrapped. |
932 |
| Caucase |
1898 |
ex- Mandalay, 1910 purchased from P. Henderson, Glasgow
renamed Caucase, 1923 scrapped. |
4,126 |
| Centaure |
1960 |
tanker, 1962 sold to Cie.de Transports Maritimes,
Dunkirk renamed Champs Elysees |
32,740 |
| Cephee |
1912 |
ex- Buenos Aires (Hamburg
South America Line), 1922 awarded to MM as war reparations
renamed Cephee, 1935 scrapped. |
9,680 |
| Cephise |
1857 |
1863 wrecked Planier Reef en route Marseilles - Oran. |
800 |
| Cerdagne |
1861 |
renamed and completed as Cambodge,
1887 converted to cargo only, 1902 scrapped. |
2,205 |
| Chambord |
1903 |
ex- Cap Ortegal (Hamburg
South America Line), 1923 awarded to MM as war reparations
renamed Chambord, 1932 scrapped. |
7,563 |
| Champollion |
1925 |
1942 taken over by the Allies managed by P & O
Line, 1946 returned to MM, 1952 ashore at Beirut, total loss. |
12,263 |
| Changchow |
1951 |
1951 chartered from China
Navigation Co., 1952 returned
to owners. |
9,403 |
| Chantilly |
1922 |
ex- Kerguelen (Chargeurs
Reunis), 1923 purchased by French Gov't and transferred to
MM renamed Chantilly, 1941 captured by Allies, 1945 returned
to MM, 1949 laid up, 1951 scrapped. |
9,896 |
| Charente |
1889 |
1911 scrapped. |
3,775 |
| Charles Tellier |
1951 |
1962 transferred from Cie.des Nav. Sud-Atlantique,
Bordeaux, 1967 sold to Hong Kong owners (Panama flag) renamed Le
Havre Abeto. |
12,007 |
| Chef Mecanicien Mailhol |
1917 |
ex- War Admiral*, 1920 purchased from the Shipping
Controller, renamed Chef Mecanicien Mailhol, 1936 sold to J. Papadeus
renamed Maleas |
5,709 |
| Cheliff |
1855 |
1875 sold to Turkey. |
715 |
| Chili |
1895 |
1927 scrapped. |
6,375 |
| Chungking |
1950 |
1950 chartered from China
Navigation Co., 1952 returned
to owners. |
9,393 |
| Claude Chappe |
1909 |
ex- Patris, 1925 purchased from National
Steam Navigation Co of Greece renamed Claude Chappe, 1939
scrapped. |
4,400 |
| Clyde |
1854 |
ex- Clutha, 1855 purchased from builder renamed Clyde,
1880 scrapped. |
763 |
| Colombo |
1882 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Nationale
de Navigation, 1910 disabled by typhoon and towed to Tourane,
condemned and scrapped. |
3,731 |
| Commandant Dorise |
1917 |
1941 under Vichy control but captured by Allies,
1944 returned to MM, 1951 sold to Greece renamed Maro. |
5,528 |
| Commandante Mages |
1917 |
ex- War Wolf*, 1919 purchased from the Shipping Controller,
renamed Commandante Mages, 1938 transferred to Cie.France Navigation
renamed Saint Malo. |
5,709 |
| Commissaire Pierre Lecoq |
1917 |
ex- War Prince*, 1919 purchased from the Shipping
Controller, renamed Commissaire Pierre Lecoq, 1937 sold to Kulukundis,
Greece renamed Mount Pelion. |
5,704 |
| Commissaire Ramel |
1920 |
1926 converted to passenger ship, 1940 sunk in Indian
Ocean by German surface raider Atlantis. |
10,061 |
| Compiegne |
1923 |
ex- Jamaique (Chargeurs
Reunis), 1923 purchased by French Gov't and transferred to
MM renamed Compiegne, 1941 captured by the Allies, 1945 returned
to MM, 1954 scrapped. |
9,896 |
| Congo |
1878 |
1913 scrapped. |
3,897 |
| Copernic |
1862 |
ex- Copernicus, 1864 purchased from Lamport & Holt
Line renamed Copernic, 1890 scrapped. |
1,548 |
| Cordillere |
1896 |
1925 scrapped. |
6,379 |
| Cordouan |
1884 |
1911 scrapped. |
4,170 |
| Courseulles |
1944 |
1948 transferred from French Line, 1959 transferred
to Cie. Delmas et Vieljeux. |
7,212 |
| Crimee |
1889 |
ex- Shanghai, 1903 purchased from P & O
Line renamed Crimee, 1923 scrapped. |
3,501 |
| Cydnus |
1856 |
1875 scrapped. |
1,196 |
| Danube (1) |
1855 |
1878 scrapped. |
1,143 |
| Danube (2) |
1889 |
ex- Bombay, 1903 purchased from P & O
Line renamed Danube, 1923 scrapped. |
3,508 |
| D'Artagnan |
1924 |
1940 Vichy control, 1942 requisitioned by Japanese
renamed Teiko Maru, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by US submarine. |
15,205 |
| Delta |
1862 |
1864 purchased from W. S. Bailey, Hull, 1891 sprang
leak and sank off Annam. |
1,273 |
| Djemnah |
1875 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Crete
while trooping; loss of 442 lives. |
3,785 |
| Docteur Pierre Benoit |
1918 |
1937 sold to Kukukundis, Greece renamed Mount Kassion. |
8,231 |
| Donai (1) |
|
see Andalousie. |
|
| Donai (2) |
1953 |
ex- Hoegh Clipper, 1954 purchased from Leif Hoegh & Co,
Oslo, renamed Donai, 1967 sold to Liberia renamed Plate Master. |
9,477 |
| Dordogne |
1888 |
1911 scrapped. |
3,723 |
| Douro |
1889 |
1910 grounded Madagascar, total loss. |
2,697 |
| Dumont D'Urville (1) |
1899 |
ex- Wilcannia (P & O),
ex-Shinkoku Maru, 1917 purchased from Japan by French Gov't renamed
Dumont D'Urville, 1919 taken over by MM, 1922 renamed Andre Chenier,
1925 scrapped. |
5,145 |
| Dumont d'Urville (2) |
1918 |
ex- Gia Long, 1930 purchased from Cie.Navale et Commerciale
de l'Oceanie renamed Dumont d'Urville, 1936 sold to Moller Line,
Shanghai renamed Joan Moller. |
2,019 |
| Dupleix (1) |
1862 |
1888 sold to J,C.Ellis, Sydney renamed Jubilee. |
1,620 |
| Dupleix (2) |
1897 |
1928 scrapped. |
2,394 |
| Ebre |
1868 |
1893 scrapped. |
1,758 |
| Egyptus |
1843 |
1858 stranded near Trabzon, total loss. |
870 |
| Equateur |
1875 |
1914-1918 trapped in Black Sea by Turkey, became
Russian Hospital Ship, 1922 scrapped. |
3,914 |
| Eridan (1) |
1866 |
1905 scrapped. |
1,685 |
| Eridan (2) |
1929 |
1942 captured by US troops off Oran, 1951 resumed
commercial service, 1956 scrapped. |
9,927 |
| Ermine |
1864 |
1884 sold to Cie.Tandjong Pagar for use as pontoon. |
1,154 |
| Ernest Simons |
1893 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in Mediterranean. |
4,562 |
| Erymanthe |
1862 |
1895 sold to Cie.de Nav.Mixte. |
1,986 |
| Espana |
1881 |
1898 purchased from M. Reyes, Manila, Indo-China
feeder service, (MM records this ship as SAIGON (2) but she never
appears to have been officially renamed), 1899 wrecked. |
929 |
| Esperance |
1923 |
ex- Saint Luc, 1930 purchased from Cie.Navale et
Commerciale de l'Oceanie renamed Esperance, 1940 captured by the
Allies, 1945 returned to MM, 1956 sold to Panama renamed Bella. |
5,072 |
| Estamadura |
1860 |
1872 converted from paddle steamer to 2700 ton screw
steamer renamed Mendoza, 1891 scrapped. |
2,132 |
| Etienne de Flacourt |
1914 |
ex- Yalta, 1926
purchased from NGL renamed Etienne de
Flacourt, 1928 renamed Gouverneur General Piquet, 1931 transferred to Soc. Maritime
Indochinoise,
Diego-Suarez, 1934 returned to MM renamed Sargasse, 1938 sold to
Cottaropoulos & Canallas, Marseilles renamed La Marsa. Sargasse. |
1,495 |
| Euphrate (1) |
1854 |
ex- Menura, built for Australian Pacific Mail S.P.Co,
1854 purchased renamed Euphrate, 1887 scrapped. |
1,643 |
| Euphrate (2) |
1905 |
1915 ashore Socotra Island, total loss. |
6,876 |
| Euphrate (3) |
1955 |
1973 sold to Panama renamed Elsey Fir. |
7,030 |
| Eurotas |
1836 |
1854 grounded at Alexandria, total loss. |
620 |
| Explorateur Grandidier |
1925 |
1944 scuttled by retreating Germans at Marseilles. |
10,268 |
| Falaise |
1944 |
1948 transferred from French Line, chartered to Fabre
Line, 1964 scrapped. |
7,257 |
| Felix Roussel |
1930 |
1940 Free French control, 1946 reverted to MM, 1955
sold to Arosa Line renamed Arosa Sun. |
16,774 |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps |
1952 |
1968 sold to Greece renamed Delphi. |
12,731 |
| Fontainbleu |
1924 |
ex- Islande (Chargeurs
Reunis), 1923 purchased by French Gov't and transferred to
MM renamed Fontainbleu, 1926 destroyed by fire at Djibouti. |
9,896 |
| Gallieni |
1954 |
1973 sold to Panama renamed Eastern Rise. |
4,720 |
| Gange (1) |
1854 |
ex- Black Swan, built for Australian Pacific Mail
S.P.Co, 1854 purchased renamed Gange, 1887 scrapped. |
1,483 |
| Gange (2) |
1905 |
1917 mined and sunk off Bizerta. |
6,876 |
| Gange (3) |
1953 |
1973 scrapped. |
6,930 |
| Gascogne |
1924 |
1952 transferred from French Line, 1955 scrapped. |
5,187 |
| Gaudiana |
1888 |
1922 scrapped. |
2,614 |
| General Duchesne (1) |
1902 |
ex- Schleswig (North
German Lloyd), 1920 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
General Duchesne, 1932 scrapped. |
7,290 |
| General Duchesne (2) |
1913 |
ex- Maroussio Logothetis, 1940 purchased from Goulandris
Bros, Greece renamed General Duchesne, 1942 captured by British
and reverted to Maroussio Logothetis. 1943 torpedoed and sunk by
German submarine off Freetown. |
4,669 |
| General Metzinger |
1906 |
ex- Cap Vilano (Hamburg
South America Line) 1924 awarded to MM as war reparations
renamed General Metzinger, 1940 bombed and sunk in Le Havre Roads. |
9,346 |
| General Voyron |
1905 |
ex- Prinzessin (Deutsche
Ost-Afrika Line), 1920 awarded to Britain as war reparations,
1922 acquired by MM renamed General Voyron, 1934 scrapped. |
6,267 |
| Georges Philippar |
1930 |
1932 caught fire and sank near Cape Guardafui; loss
of 54 lives. |
17,539 |
| Gironde |
1869 |
1906 scrapped. |
3,261 |
| Godavery (1) |
1863 |
1898 scrapped. |
1,423 |
| Godavery (2) |
1955 |
1976 sold to Liberia renamed Liliane. |
6,936 |
| Gouverneur General Piquet |
|
see Etienne de Flacourt. |
|
| Grenoble |
1942 |
ex- Henry George, 1947 purchased from US War Shipping
Administration renamed Grenoble, 1961 sold to Panama renamed St.
James. |
7,176 |
| Guadalquivir |
1888 |
1903 set on fire by saboteur's bomb after leaving
Salonika, returned to port, towed to Marseilles and scrapped. |
2,598 |
| Guienne |
1860 |
1872 converted from paddle steamer to 2700 ton screw
steamer renamed Gambie, 1873 wrecked Bahia. (picture) |
1,945 |
| Haiphong |
1885 |
stationed at Saigon, 1923 sold renamed Kum Wah. |
1,546 |
| Hellespont |
1846 |
1859 grounded near Naples, total loss. |
460 |
| Henry IV |
1854 |
1856 purchased from Baxin & Leon Gay, 1861 holed
by rock off Trabzon and sank. |
683 |
| Hermus |
1857 |
1861 grounded at Valence, 1880 sold to breakers. |
778 |
| Himalaya |
1903 |
1917 sank near Bizerta after explosion in ammunition
storage area; loss of 36 lives. |
6,002 |
| Hooghly |
1868 |
1878 aground and lost near Montevideo. |
2,788 |
| Hydaspe |
1853 |
ex- Lusitania, 1854 purchased from South American & General
S.N.Co, Liverpool renamed Hydaspe, 1864 wrecked Singapore. |
967 |
| Ilissus |
1865 |
1888 sold at Saigon. |
1,173 |
| Imerina (1) |
1899 |
ex- Sparta, 1914 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Imerina, 1932 lost on Madagascar coast. |
2,830 |
| Imerina (2) |
1953 |
1970 sold to Cyprus renamed Nana P. |
4,718 |
| Indus (1) |
1854 |
ex- Dinornis, built for Australian Pacific Mail
S.P.Co, 1854 purchased renamed Indus. 1884 scrapped. |
1,643 |
| Indus (2) |
1897 |
Far East service, 1904 renamed Magellan, South America
service, 1916 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine near Pantellaria. |
6,357 |
| Indus (3) |
1951 |
1973 sold to Panama renamed Encilla. |
6,919 |
| Irouaddy (1) |
1873 |
1906 converted to immigrant ship for South America
service renamed Esmeralda, 1908 scrapped. |
3,533 |
| Irouaddy (2) |
1953 |
1973 scrapped. |
6,929 |
| Ispahan |
1900 |
ex- Arracan, 1910 purchased from P. Henderson, Glasgow
renamed Ispahan, 1923 scrapped. |
4,170 |
| Jean Laborde (1) |
1931 |
1944 scuttled at Marseilles by retreating Germans,
1946 raised and scrapped. |
11,414 |
| Jean Laborde (2) |
1953 |
1970 sold to Greece renamed Mykinai. |
10,944 |
| Jourdain |
1855 |
1863 grounded at Beirut, broke in two. |
814 |
| Kangourou |
1970 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1987
scrapped. |
26,437 |
| Kantara |
1904 |
1926 scrapped. |
6,879 |
| Korrigan |
1973 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1992
renamed C.G.M. Korrigan, 1995 renamed Nedlloyd Korrigan, 1999 transferred
to Greece. |
57,249 |
| Kouang Si (1) |
1903 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Francaise de l'Est Asiatique,
1922 scrapped. |
6,472 |
| Kouang Si (2) |
1900 |
ex- Pytheas, 1929 purchased from M. Valoussiere,
Marseilles renamed Kouang Si, 1936 scrapped. |
5,692 |
| Kouang Si (3) |
1957 |
1977 scrapped. |
6,991 |
| La Bourdonnais (1) |
1862 |
1896 scrapped. |
1,582 |
| La Bourdonnais (2) |
1951 |
1968 sold to Greece renamed Knossus. |
10,944 |
| La Natal |
1956 |
1976 sold to Liberia renamed Trapi. |
7,051 |
| La Plata |
1888 |
South America service, 1903 renamed Nera, Australia
service, 1923 scrapped. |
5,824 |
| La Seyne |
1873 |
ex- Etoile du Chili, 1876 purchased from Soc.Germain
Freres renamed La Seyne, 1909 sank in collision with British India
S.N.Co ship Onda near Singapore. |
2,379 |
| Laennec |
1952 |
1962 transferred from Cie.des Nav. Sud-Atlantique,
Bordeaux, 1966 sold to Hong Kong owners (Panama flag) renamed Belle
Abeto. |
12,007 |
| Lamartine |
1914 |
ex- Republikatec (Russian), 1921 purchased by MM
renamed Lamartine, 1939 renamed Khaidinh, 1942 sunk in Along Bay
by US air attack. |
5,153 |
| Laos (1) |
1896 |
Far East service, 1904 renamed
Amazone, South America service, 1932 scrapped. |
6,357 |
| Laos (2) |
1903 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Francaise de l'Est Asiatique,
1907 grounded at mouth of River Loire, broke in two. |
6,367 |
| Laos (3) |
1952 |
1970 sold to Panama renamed Empress Abeto. |
12,080 |
| Le Myre de Villers |
1918 |
ex- Pera, 1926 purchased from North
German Lloyd renamed Le Myre de Villers, 1928 transferred
to Cie.Maritime Indo-Chinois renamed Governeur General Paul Doumer. |
1,467 |
| Le Verdon |
1943 |
1952 transferred from Cie.de Transports-Oceaniques,
1962 scrapped. |
7,254 |
| Leconte de Lisle |
1922 |
1942 seized by Japan at Saigon renamed Teiritu Maru,
1944 sunk by Japanese mine, 1948 raised and repaired, 1950 returned
to France, 1956 scrapped. |
9,877 |
| Leonidas |
1836 |
1858 scrapped. |
623 |
| Les Glieres |
1944 |
ex- Royal S. Copeland, 1946 purchased from US War
Shipping Administration renamed Les Glieres, 1959 sold to Lebanon
renamed Nitric. |
7,296 |
| Liban |
1854 |
1854 grounded near Malaga on delivery voyage, total
loss. |
978 |
| Licorne Atlantique |
1973 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1988
sold to Panama renamed Mushashi Spirit. |
131,619 |
| Licorne Pacifique |
1974 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1990
sold to Swiss owners. |
132,809 |
| Lieutenant de la Tour |
1917 |
ex- War Queen*, 1920 purchased from the Shipping
Controller, renamed Lieutenant de la Tour, 1951 sold to Greece
renamed Cleophie Ioanna. |
5,700 |
| Lieutenant de Missiessy |
1917 |
1932 scrapped. |
5,747 |
| Lieutenant Saint-Loubert-Bie |
1911 |
ex- Mannheim (Deutsche-Australische
Line), 1922 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed Lieutenant
Saint-Loubert-Bie, 1940 Vichy control, 1941 captured by Allies,
1945 returned to MM, 1950 mined in Saigon River, condemned and
srapped. |
6,147 |
| Louis Lumiere |
1951 |
1962 transferred from Chargeurs
Reunis, 1967 sold to Hong Kong owners (Panama flag) renamed
Mei Abeto. |
12,358 |
| Louqsor (1) |
1843 |
1864 scrapped. |
812 |
| Louqsor (2) |
1904 |
1930 scrapped. |
6,889 |
| Lycurgue |
1836 |
1857 scrapped. |
688 |
| Malais |
1959 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Panama renamed Brunella. |
7,475 |
| Manche |
1887 |
1923 scrapped. |
2,935 |
| Maori |
1959 |
1971 capsized and sank in Atlantic after cargo shifted.
(1 survivor) |
7,474 |
| Marania |
1949 |
ex- Tafna, 1964 purchased from Cie.de
Navigation Mixte renamed Marania, 1967 sold to Gothong & Co,
Cebu renamed Dona Rita. |
2,063 |
| Marechal Gallieni (1) |
1901 |
ex- Cassel (North
German Lloyd), 1921 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Marechal Gallieni, 1926 scrapped. |
7,543 |
| Marechal Gallieni (2) |
1912 |
ex- Moewe, 1927 purchased from Argo
Line, Bremen, renamed Marechal Gallieni, 1954 scrapped. |
1,559 |
| Marechal Joffre |
1933 |
1941 handed to the USA, renamed Rochambeau, 1945
returned to MM reverted to Marechal Joffre, 1960 scrapped. |
11,732 |
| Marechal Petain |
1944 |
launched but scuttled in German retreat, 1947 raised
and renamed La Marseillaise, 1949 entered service, 1957 sold to
Arosa Line renamed Arosa Sky. |
17,408 |
| Mariette Pacha |
1926 |
1944 crew exploded two bombs which split the ship
in two, 1946 raised and scrapped. |
12,263 |
| Marion Dufresne |
1973 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1995
renamed Marion, 1995 sold to Malta renamed Fres. |
6,640 |
| Mariotte |
1968 |
1969 purchased from Gaz Ocean S.A., 1976 sold to
Italy renamed Capo Ovest. |
10,779 |
| Marquisien |
1959 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Panama renamed Patricia S. |
7,475 |
| Martiniquais |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Cia.Naviera Gir of S.A, renamed Rafaela. |
7,475 |
| Matapan |
1884 |
1910 scrapped. |
3,613 |
| Mauricien |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
scrapped. |
7,475 |
| Meandre |
1855 |
1883 scrapped. |
967 |
| Mecanicien Donzel |
1917 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Corsica. |
8,225 |
| Medoc |
1884 |
1914 destroyed by fire in Royal Albert Dock, London. |
3,613 |
| Meikong |
1870 |
1877 ashore Cape Guardafui, Red Sea, total loss. |
3,370 |
| Meinam (1) |
1863 |
1893 sold at Saigon, converted to sailing ship. |
1,580 |
| Meinam (2) |
1907 |
1934 scrapped. |
5,443 |
| Meinam (3) |
1949 |
1967 sold to Panama renamed Grand Abeto. |
8,536 |
| Mekong |
1949 |
1965 sold to Indonesia renamed Djatimulia. |
8,267 |
| Melanesien |
1926 |
ex- Bianca C, ex-Indrapoera (Rotterdam
Lloyd), 1958 chartered from Cia.Genovese d'Armemente, Genoa,
1963 scrapped. |
10,825 |
| Melbourne |
1881 |
1921 scrapped. |
3,998 |
| Memphis |
1892 |
ex- Bizanthion, 1895 purchased from Panhellenic S.S.Co,
Piraeus renamed Memphis, Madagascar coastal service, 1916 mined,
towed to Durazzo and abandoned. |
2,492 |
| Mentor |
1836 |
1857 scrapped. |
662 |
| Menzaleh |
1865 |
1887 aground Saddle Island en route Shanghai - Yokohama,
total loss; no loss of life |
1,735 |
| Merovee |
1847 |
1854 purchased from Bazin & Perier, Marseilles, 1866
scrapped. |
557 |
| Mersey |
1854 |
1870 scrapped. |
939 |
| Min |
1913 |
ex- Java (Deutsche-Australische
Line, Hamburg), 1920 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Min, 1942 seized by Germans at Bizerta, transferred to Italian
flag, 1943 renamed Conegliano, sunk by Allied air attack on Genoa. |
7,729 |
| Mitidjah |
1855 |
1870 sold to Florio, Italy renamed Florio. |
715 |
| Moeris |
1863 |
1869 lengthened and rebuilt to 1829 tons, 1890 scrapped. |
1,740 |
| Moheli |
1963 |
ex- Chatwood, 1969 purchased from France Fenwick & Co
renamed Moheli, 1977 sold to Liberia renamed Sincerity |
9,483 |
| Monkay |
1944 |
ex- Empire Rawlinson, 1946 taken over from MOWT renamed
Monkay, 1958 sold to Greece renamed Dimitros. |
9,912 |
| Moonie |
1954 |
1976 sold to Cyprus renamed Gabriel V. |
6,936 |
| Moroni |
1971 |
ex- Langon 1971 purchased from Cie. d'Orbigny renamed
Moroni, 1978 sold to Liberia renamed Pontevedra. |
8,677 |
| Mortain |
1943 |
1948 transferred from French Line, 1961 transferred
to Soc.Navale Caennaise. |
7,240 |
| Mossoul |
1898 |
ex- Olenda, 1913 purchased from Elder
Dempster & Co renamed Mossoul, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by
German submarine off Pantellaria. |
3,175 |
| Mozambique (1) |
1864 |
1891 scrapped. |
1,154 |
| Mozambique (2) |
1959 |
original name / owners not known, 1968 purchased
and renamed Mozambique, 1976 sold to Singapore renamed Kota Mewah. |
7,027 |
| Mpanjaka |
1889 |
Madagascar feeder service, 1916 sold to Soc.Charbonnages
du Tonkin renamed Saint Louis. |
685 |
| Nantes |
1943 |
ex- William S. Young, 1946 purchased from US War
Shipping Administration renamed Nantes, 1960 Sold to Liberia renamed
Tajo. |
7,176 |
| Natal |
1881 |
1917 sunk in collision with French ship Malgache
while in convoy. |
4,106 |
| Navarre |
1860 |
1872 converted from paddle steamer to 2735 ton screw
steamer renamed Rio Grande, 1892 scrapped. |
2,100 |
| Nerthe |
1874 |
ex- Lessing, 1888 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Nerthe, 1901 scrapped. |
3,718 |
| Neva |
1858 |
1875 lost near Batavia, Dutch East Indies. |
1,085 |
| Nieman |
1865 |
1893 sank off Trincomalee after propeller shaft broke
adrift. |
1,585 |
| Niger |
1871 |
1913 stranded at Tschesmieh, Turkey and scrapped. |
3,726 |
| Nil (1) |
1843 |
1861 scrapped. |
837 |
| Nil (2) |
1864 |
1874 hit submerged rock and sank in Inland Sea, Japan;
loss of 142 lives. |
1,734 |
| Normand |
1893 |
ex- Sarmiento, 1910 purchased from Pacific
Steam Navigation Co. renamed Normand, 1923 scrapped. |
3,634 |
| Oceanien (1) |
1884 |
1922 scrapped. |
4,162 |
| Oceanien (2) |
1938 |
ex- Noordam (Holland
America Line), chartered and renamed Oceanien, 1967 scrapped. |
10,726 |
| Oistreham |
1943 |
1953 transferred from Soc.Navale Caennaise, Havre,
1955 transferred to Soc. Dreyfus. |
7,176 |
| Oregon |
1929 |
1950 transferred from French Line on charter, 1955
returned to French Line,
sold to Panama renamed Pacific Harmony. |
7,706 |
| Orenoque |
1874 |
1925 scrapped. |
3,910 |
| Oronte |
1846 |
1866 scrapped. |
460 |
| Ortegal |
1884 |
1906 scrapped. |
3,656 |
| Osiris |
1843 |
1866 scrapped. |
874 |
| Oxus |
1879 |
1914 trapped in Black Sea by Turkey, became Russian
hospital ship, 1918 scuttled at Novorossisk to avoid capture by
German troops. |
3,791 |
| Oyonnax (1) |
1943 |
ex- Wilbur O. Atwater, 1948 purchased from US War
Shipping Administration renamed Oyonnax, 1959 sold to Lebanon renamed
Leonidas Voyazides. |
7,176 |
| Oyonnax (2) |
1965 |
1971 sold to Portugal renamed Frigomar. |
3,551 |
| Pacifique (1) |
1899 |
1925 scrapped. |
1,938 |
| Pacifique (2) |
|
see Viet Nam. |
|
| Parana |
1876 |
1877 lost off Bahia. |
3,928 |
| Pasteur |
1966 |
1972 sold to Shipping Corporation of India renamed
Chidambaram. |
17,986 |
| Patria |
1914 |
1932 chartered from Fabre Line, 1940 purchased from Fabre
Line, 1940 destroyed by sabotage at Haifa; loss of 279 lives. |
11,885 |
| Paul Lecat |
1911 |
1928 caught fire at Marseilles and burnt out, 1929
scrapped. |
12,989 |
| Pausilippe |
1857 |
1872 scrapped. |
689 |
| Pei-Ho (1) |
1870 |
1902 scrapped. |
3,392 |
| Pei-Ho (2) |
1907 |
1934 scrapped. |
5,443 |
| Pei-Ho (3) |
1951 |
1957 aground at Casablanca, total loss. |
8,606 |
| Peluse |
1863 |
1869 lengthened and rebuilt to 1829 tons, 1891 scrapped. |
1,744 |
| Pericles |
1852 |
1871 scrapped. |
465 |
| Persepolis |
1889 |
ex- Brandenburg, 1896 purchased from Liverpool & Maranham
S.S.Co, Liverpool renamed Persepolis, 1922 scrapped. |
1,637 |
| Pharamond |
1848 |
1854 purchased from Bazin & Perier, Marseilles, 1859
wrecked at Trabzon. |
401 |
| Phase |
1857 |
1879 scrapped. |
1,043 |
| Philippe Auguste |
1845 |
1854 purchased from Bazin & Perier, Marseilles, 1862
sold to V. Florio, Italy. |
461 |
| Pierre Loti (1) |
1913 |
ex- Emperor Nicholas I (Russian), 1921 purchased
by MM renamed Pierre Loti, 1940 seized by Free French, managed
by Blue Funnel Line, 1943 grounded in Gabon estuary, total loss. |
5,144 |
| Pierre Loti (2) |
1953 |
1970 sold to Greece renamed Olympia. |
10,945 |
| Polynesie |
1954 |
1976 sold to Singapore renamed Golden Glory. |
3,709 |
| Polynesien (1) |
1890 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk while at anchor at Malta
by German submarine. |
6,363 |
| Polynesien (2) |
1930 |
ex- Migreta, 1938 purchased from Ta Chen Nav.Co,
Shanghai renamed Polynesien, 1955 scrapped. |
1,422 |
| Porthos |
1915 |
1942 sunk during Allied landings at Casablanca. |
12,633 |
| Portugal |
1886 |
1914 trapped in Black Sea by Turkey, became Russian
hospital ship, 1916 torpedoed and sunk in Batum roads while at
anchor by German submarine, while displaying red cross markings
(many dead) |
5,335 |
| President Doumer |
1935 |
1940 taken over by Allies, 1942 torpedoed and sunk
off Madeira by German submarine; loss of 260 lives. |
11,898 |
| Provence |
1860 |
renamed on stocks and launched as Imperatrice, 1870
reverted to Provence, 1881 rammed and sunk at Constantinople by
Russian steamer Azoff. |
2,188 |
| Providence |
1914 |
1932 chartered from Fabre Line, 1943 purchased from Fabre
Line, 1951 scrapped. |
11,996 |
| Quirinal |
1857 |
1871 scrapped. |
787 |
| Recherche |
1923 |
ex- Saint Roch, 1930 purchased from Cie.Navale et
Commerciale de l'Oceanie renamed Recherche, 1935 sold to Italy
renamed Capo Olmo. |
4,888 |
| Rion |
1863 |
ex- Prorok Moisei, 1864 purchased from Popovitch & Co,
Odessa renamed Rion, Odessa feeder ship, 1867 sold. |
420 |
| Saghalien |
1880 |
1915 scuttled at Seddul Bahr to form a mole for the
Dardanelles landings. |
4,050 |
| Sagittaire |
1930 |
ex- Washington, 1938 transferred from French
Line renamed Sagittaire, 1954 sold to Panama renamed Pacific
Glory. |
7,706 |
| Said |
1863 |
1869 lengthened and rebuilt to 1829 tons, 1890 scrapped. |
1,740 |
| Saigon |
1882 |
Indo-China feeder service, 1894 wrecked Indo-China. |
1,275 |
| Saint Andre |
1921 |
ex- Santa Fe (Hamburg
South America Line), 1939 captured by France renamed Saint
Andre, 1940 returned to Germany reverted to Santa Fe. |
4,627 |
| Sainte-Mere-Eglise |
1942 |
1948 transferred from French Line, 1961 transferred
to Soc.Navale Caennaise. |
7,251 |
| Saint-Marcouf |
1945 |
1950 transferred from French Line, 1959 sold to Liberia
renamed Springwater. |
7,176 |
| Saint-Nazaire |
1943 |
ex- Emma Willard, 1947 purchased from US War Shipping
Administration renamed Saint-Nazaire, 1960 sold to Greece renamed
Aghia Sophia. |
7,176 |
| Saintonge |
1859 |
1880 scrapped. |
1,049 |
| Saint-Valery |
1943 |
ex- Saint-Valery-en-Caux, 1948 transferred from French
Line renamed Saint-Valery, 1956 reverted to Saint-Valery-en-Caux,
1961 returned to State owned Soc.Marine Nationale. |
7,180 |
| Salazie |
1882 |
1912 wrecked Madagascar in cyclone. |
4,147 |
| Sargasse |
|
see Etienne de Flacourt. |
|
| Scamandre (1) |
1836 |
1858 scrapped. |
689 |
| Scamandre (2) |
1868 |
1885 sunk in collision with MM steamer Ortegal off
Almeria. |
1,805 |
| Senegal |
1870 |
1913 damaged at Smyrna by explosion, condemned and
scrapped. |
3,556 |
| Sestoris |
1836 |
1852 transferred to the French Navy. |
644 |
| Si Kiang (1) |
1915 |
ex- Meiningen (North
German Lloyd), 1920 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Si Kiang, 1940 under Vichy control, 1941 seized by USA at Manila,
sunk by Japanese air attack. |
6,852 |
| Si Kiang (2) |
1957 |
1978 sold to Greece renamed Takis H. |
6,998 |
| Sidon |
1891 |
ex- Sparta, 1895 purchased from Panhellenic S.S.Co,
Piraeus renamed Sidon, Madagascar - Reunion feeder service, 1922
scrapped. |
2,492 |
| Simois |
1853 |
1875 scrapped. |
1,340 |
| Sinai (1) |
1854 |
1875 scrapped. |
883 |
| Sinai (2) |
1898 |
1916 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine near
Pantellaria while rescuing survivors from Magellan. |
4,624 |
| Sindh (1) |
1869 |
1901 scrapped. |
3,373 |
| Sindh (2) |
1956 |
1967 trapped in Suez Canal after Egypt-Israel War,
1975 freed and sold to Saudi Arabia renamed Badr, 1976 scrapped. |
7,051 |
| Song Be |
1949 |
ex- Louis Frederic Dewulf, 1953 purchased from Soc.Dunkerquoise
D'Armement, Dunkirk renamed Song Be, 1967 sold to Panama renamed
Chica. |
708 |
| Sontay (1) |
1907 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk between Sardinia and Sicily
with troops; loss of 49 lives. |
7,236 |
| Sontay (2) |
1921 |
1949 acquired from French Gov't for use as troopship,
1955 sold to Panama renamed Sunlock. |
8,917 |
| Sphinx (1) |
1835 |
ex- Britannia, 1840 acquired by France from General
Steam Navigation Co in compensation for ramming and sinking the
French steamer Phenix, renamed Sphinx. 1854 acquired by MM, 1861
scrapped. |
233 |
| Sphinx (2) |
1915 |
1941 under Vichy control, 1944 sunk by US air attack
at Genoa. |
11,375 |
| Strasbourg |
1943 |
1952 transferred from Cie.de Transports-Oceaniques,
1959 sold to Lebanon renamed Mantric. |
7,255 |
| Sully |
1854 |
1856 purchased from Baxin & Leon Gay, 1861 wrecked
Trabzon. |
680 |
| Sydney |
1882 |
1922 scrapped. |
4,128 |
| Tage (1) |
1837 |
1854 purchased from Soc.des Paquetbots Havre-Portugal,
1860 scrapped. |
757 |
| Tage (2) |
1866 |
1886 wrecked on coast of Madagascar. |
1,691 |
| Tahitien |
1953 |
1972 sold to Cyprus renamed Atalante. |
12,613 |
| Tamise (1) |
1854 |
1880 scrapped. |
717 |
| Tamise (2) |
1886 |
1904 lost in North Nha Trang Channel, Indo-China. |
2,286 |
| Tanais |
1867 |
1901 sold at Nagasaki to M. Ginsburg & Co. |
1,682 |
| Tancrede |
1836 |
1858 hulked at Constantinople. |
681 |
| Taurus (1) |
1858 |
1875 scrapped. |
619 |
| Taurus (2) |
1945 |
ex- Pontotoc, 1947 acquired from US Maritime Commission
renamed Taurus, 1960 sold to Morocco renamed Tadjera. |
3,805 |
| Telemarque |
1844 |
1865 scrapped. |
605 |
| Tellier |
1974 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1993
CGM share sold to Messigaz. |
27,426 |
| Thabor (1) |
1853 |
1869 was in the first convoy to pass through the
new Suez Canal, 1870 sold to Japan. |
715 |
| Thabor (2) |
1945 |
ex- Apollo, 1952 purchased from H. Andersen, Kristiansand
renamed Thabor, 1960 sold to Saigon renamed Etienne Denis. |
3,805 |
| Theophile Gautier |
1927 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in Aegean
Sea. |
8,194 |
| Tibre |
1866 |
1902 scrapped. |
1,689 |
| Tigre (1) |
1862 |
1879 lengthened and rebuilt to 3197 tons, 1887 converted
to cargo ship, 1904 scrapped. |
2,746 |
| Tigre (2) |
1956 |
1975 sold to Hong Kong renamed Siam Rainbow. |
7,051 |
| Tonkin |
1898 |
1912 renamed Lotus, 1932 scrapped. |
6,092 |
| Vanoise |
1961 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Panama renamed Char Ly. |
7,508 |
| Var |
1964 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1979
sold to Panama renamed Char Yeung. |
7,508 |
| Vatican |
1854 |
1873 scrapped. |
466 |
| Vaucluse |
1965 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1979
sold to Panama renamed Char Kwei. |
7,508 |
| Velay |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1979
sold to Panama renamed Char Hang. |
7,508 |
| Ventoux |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Panama renamed Corinna. |
7,508 |
| Vercours |
1942 |
ex- Benjamin H. Latrobe, 1947 purchased from US
War Shipping Administration renamed Vercours, 1961 returned to
State owned Soc.Marine Nationale. |
7,220 |
| Vienne |
1964 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1979
sold to Panama renamed Char Kang. |
7,508 |
| Viet Nam |
1953 |
1967 renamed Pacifique, 1970 sold
to Panama renamed Princess Abeto. |
13,160 |
| Ville d'Amiens |
1924 |
1953 scrapped. |
6,975 |
| Ville de Bordeaux |
1837 |
1855 purchased from Caussac & Vautier, 1855 rammed
and sunk Piraeus harbour. |
250 |
| Ville de Ciotat |
1892 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Crete;
loss of 81 lives. |
6,631 |
| Ville de Pernambuco |
1882 |
1905 purchased from Chargeurs
Reunis, Madagascar coastal service, 1907 scrapped. |
2,153 |
| Ville de Strasbourg |
1920 |
1941 seized by Allies, 1945 returned to MM, 1952
scrapped. |
7,398 |
| Ville de Verdun |
1920 |
1942 seized by Japan at Saigon renamed Ateison Maru,
1942 torpedoed and sunk by US submarine. |
7,007 |
| Vivrais |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Greece renamed White Rose. |
7,504 |
| Volga |
1864 |
1894 sold to China Merchants Co, Saigon, became storage
hulk at Amoy. |
1,610 |
| Vosges |
1960 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1978
sold to Greece renamed Paulina. |
7,508 |
| Yalou (1) |
1914 |
ex- Raimund (Roland Line, Bremen), 1920 awarded to
MM as war reparations renamed Yalou, 1940 seized by Germans at
Marseilles, 1942 transferred to Italy renamed Rovereto, 1943 burned
at Bizerta. |
8,597 |
| Yalou (2) |
1958 |
1976 sold to Greece renamed Georgios K. |
6,998 |
| Yang-Tse (1) |
1877 |
1911 scrapped. |
3,792 |
| Yang-Tse (2) |
1915 |
ex- Remschied (North
German Lloyd), 1920 awarded to MM as war reparations renamed
Yang Tse, 1940 seized by Germans at Bordeaux, returned to NDL
and renamed Markobrunner, 1945 returned to MM and reverted to
Yang-Tse, 1957 sold to Delmas-Vieljeux renamed Saintes. |
8,005 |
| Yang-Tse (3) |
1958 |
1976 scrapped. |
6,998 |
| Yarra (1) |
1883 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in Mediterranean. |
4,142 |
| Yarra (2) |
1956 |
1976 sold to Liberia renamed Nestor Glory. |
7,051 |
| Yorouba |
1883 |
1885 purchased from Cie.du Senegal de l'Ouest Afrique,
Bordeaux, 1888 wrecked on Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
1,849 |
| Yunnan |
1903 |
1904 taken over with Cie.Francaise de l'Est Asiatique,
1915 torpedoed by German submarine off Milos, repaired and sold
to Hellenic Transport S.S.Co, Piraeus, renamed Ionopolis. |
6,474 |
| Zambeze |
1970 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1987
sold to Thailand renamed Hai Hua. |
13,208 |
| Zeebrugge |
1971 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1986
sold to Cyprus renamed Ocean Champion. |
13,208 |
| Zelande |
1972 |
1977 transferred to new Cie Generale Maritime, 1983
transferred to Cie de Nav.d'Orbigny (a subsidiary company), 1987
sold to Thailand renamed Hai Soong. |
13,208 |
* For details of "WAR" ships, see - http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWlStandardBuilt.htm
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