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by Ivan Sache
Last modified: 2005-01-22 by ivan sache
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The company Letocart & Cie was founded in 1894. The purpose
of the company was to serve scheduled lines specialized in the transport
of pilgrims to Palestine.
The only ship owned by Letocart was SS Notre-Dame-du-Salut. This ship
was built in Glasgow in 1875 for the Castle Line and named SS Dunrobin-Castle, purchased by a shipowner from Bordeaux in 1893 and sold
to Letocart next year.
Short after the inauguration of the Palestine line, SS
Notre-Dame-du-Salut was commissioned as an hospital ship for the
colonial expedition in Madagascar. The pilgrimage service resumed in
1896. In 1900, the ship was again commissioned as an hospital ship for
the Boxers' war in China.
In 1902, Letocart sold the ship to L. Bertaux, who renamed her SS
L'Etoile and used her on the Palestine line until 1913, when the ship
was deemed timeworn. In order to honour his last contracts, Bertaux had
to charter a ship from the SGTM.
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, 16 February 2004
The house flag of Letocart & Cie is white with a big blue cross pattee surrounded with four small blue crosses. The design of the flag was undoubtly inspired by the flag of the ancient kingdom of Jerusalem.
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, 16 February 2004