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unusual facts about Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée



Bayan-class cruiser

The design for the Bayan-class was developed by the MTK (Morskoi Tekhnicheskii Komitet, or Naval Technical Committee), consisting of representatives of the Russian shipbuilding, armaments, and engineering industries, and the contract was given to the French shipyard Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée à la Seine based in Toulon.

French ironclad Marceau

Marceau was ordered in October 1880, but was not laid down until 27 January 1882 at the Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée shipyard in La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Japanese cruiser Matsushima

Matsushima was built by the Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée naval shipyards at La Seyne-sur-Mer in France.

Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov

Admiral Makarov was built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France.

SS La Bourgogne

She was built in 1885 by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line).


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