Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation (Shipping company, France)

Last modified: 2004-10-02 by ivan sache
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• History of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation
• House flag of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation

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History of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation

The Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation was founded in 1896. The company bought five second-hand ships between 1896 and 1904, all named after Tunisian cities (SS Ville-de-Bizerte, Ville-de-Sfax, Ville-de-Sousse, Ville-de-Nemours, Ville-de-Gabès).
The company operated a cargo-passenger line to Tunisia, with sheep as the most common return freight. The company could not withstand the competition of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and was sold off in 1907.

Source: Paul Bois. Armements marseillais - Compagnies de navigation et navires à vapeur (1831-1988), published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence [boi03].

Ivan Sache, 18 February 2004

House flag of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation

The house flag of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation is red with a white diagonal stripe charged with the blue letters C.F.T.

Source: Paul Bois. Armements marseillais - Compagnies de navigation et navires à vapeur (1831-1988), published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence [boi03].

Ivan Sache, 18 February 2004