Town of Algiers (steamer)

At the time, it is the largest French steamer built for the lines of North Africa.

Its speed enabled him to connect Marseilles to Algiers in less than 8 p.m. Often presented like the Normandy of the Mediterranean. Sistership: Town of Oran (1936).

It is brought into service in September 1935. At the time, it has two chimneys, the back chimney being factitious.

It is then requisitioned at the beginning of 1940 to take part in the forwarding of Norway, like transport of troops. At the difference of Town of Oran, it preserves its two chimneys.

In June 1940, it transports part of gold the stock of the Banque de France of Brest to Casablanca and Dakar then is disarmed in Dakar.

After the defeat, it takes again its service during a few months then is disarmed with Algiers.

It is seized by the Germans in January 1943, disarmed with Caronte, Italy. It is used on the spot as floating hotel in 1944.

It is set fire to and scuttled by the German troops in retirement in August 1944.

It is reinflated completely rebuilt in February 1945 then. Its superstructures are shortened and its removed back chimney.

Later, the front chimney will be modernized and raised.

It takes again its service in July 1948 on the lines of North Africa.

It is sold in April 1966 with the Greek ship-owner Typaldos, renamed disarmed POSEIDON then.

It is used in 1967 and 1968 on a line connecting Marseilles to HaÏfa, under the management of Aegean Steam Navigation Company, Coque white.

It is disarmed with Scaramanga after the setting in liquidation of its ship-owner in July 1968.

It is demolished with Spezia, in Italy, in 1969.

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