European Crafted Model of MC Jean Mermoz Cruise Liner, Miniature Wooden Ship, Hand Made Museum Quality Models
European Crafted Model of MC Jean Mermoz Cruise Liner, Miniature Wooden Ship, Hand Made Museum Quality Models - About The Liner MV Jean Mermoz - Jean Mermoz was especially built by Chantiers de l”Atlantique, France, ( 1956/57 ) for Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre, specifically for Marseilles to West Africa services. She was launched on November 17, 1956, and completed in May 1957. For the next eight years she crossed the Atlantic many times for her owners, simply known as the Fabre line. Then in 1965 she was transferred to Nouvelle Cie de Paquebots, Marseille. In the late sixties, loadings on French ships declined due to the ever increasing costs and fierce competition from the less expensive Greek and Italian operators. Jean Mermoz was converted into a full time cruise ship in 1969/70 at the Mariotti Shipyards in Genoa.