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

Last modified: 2013-12-28 by ivan sache
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[Flag of Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne]

House flag of CFT - Image by Ivan Sache, 18 February 2004

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History of CFT

The Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne de Navigation (CFT) was founded in 1896. The company bought five second-hand ships between 1896 and 1904, all named after Tunisian towns (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 CFT

P. Bois [boi03] shows the house flag of CFT is red with a white diagonal stripe charged with the blue letters "C.F.T.".

Ivan Sache, 18 February 2004