Societe des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee
The Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée was founded in 1853 by Philip Taylor, and subsequently incorporated in 1856 in the newly established joint stock company Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée founded by Armand Béhic. It eventually had shipyards in La Seyne-sur-Mer, near Toulon, and in Graville, now part of Le Havre. After going into insolvency in 1966, the company was absorbed into the Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée.
The company also produced tanks before World War II, most notably FCM 2C and FCM 36.
The above information is condensed from the Wikipedia entry.
1870 Supplied the materials for the construction of an iron bridge at Karakelli, Turkey.[1]
1892 Description and description of engines built by the company for the Haitian despatch boat 'Poussaint-L'ouverture', which was built in 1886 from the plans of M. Marmiesse, chief engineer of the works at Graville, and of engines used in the three torpedo boats named, Naluca, Smeul, and Sborul, built for the Roumanian Government.[2]
1893 Description of the engines of the Japanese cruiser Unebi [3]
The firm was an early user of portable electric drilling machines patented by Frederick J. Rowan, applying them initially on the construction of the Matsushima and Ituskushima for the Japanese Navy.[4]
1950s publicity booklet here.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Engineering 29 July 1870, brief mention, p.87
- ↑ Engineering 1892/08/26
- ↑ Engineering 1893/05/05
- ↑ Lloyd's List - Thursday 25 February 1897