The ''Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée'' (FCM) was a French

shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...

company. The ''Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée'' was founded in 1853 by Philip Taylor and subsequently incorporated in 1856 in the newly established joint stock company ''Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée'' founded by

Armand Béhic Louis Henri Armand Behic (15 January 1809 – 2 March 1891) was a French lawyer, businessman and politician who served as minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Public Works in the government of Napoleon III. Life Louis Henri Armand Behic was bor ...

. It eventually had shipyards in

La Seyne-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; ), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, is situated adja ...

, near

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

, and in Graville, now part of

Le Havre Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

. After going into insolvency in 1966, the company was absorbed into the ''

Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée CNIM is a French equipment manufacturer and industrial contractor operating on a worldwide basis. The group supplies products and services to major public and private sector organisations, local authorities and national governments in the environ ...

''. The company also produced

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...

s before World War II, most notably FCM 2C and

FCM 36 The FCM 36 or ''Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM'', was a light infantry tank designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37mm main armament and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun. The FCM 36 wa ...

Some ships built

* (1865) — first ironclad to circumnavigate the Earth * HNLMS Schorpioen (1868) An ironclad that is now a museum ship * ''Asar-i Tevfik'' (1868) — an

ironclad warship An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The firs ...

of the

Ottoman Navy The Ottoman Navy () or the Imperial Navy (), also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea in 1323 by capturing Praenetos (later called Karamürsel ...

built in the 1860s, the only member of her class. * (1874) * Brazilian monitor '' Solimões'' (1875) * (1879) * (1879) * Spanish

ironclad battleship An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The firs ...

(1888) * (1889) * (1889) * Chilean cruiser ''Presidente Errázuriz'' (1890) * Chilean cruiser ''Presidente Pinto'' (1890) - shipwreck 1905 * (1890) * (1890) * (1891) * Haitian gunboat ''Alexandre-Pétion'' (1893) * * (1896) — since 1927 Polish

barracks ship A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sai ...

* (1900) * Russian pre-dreadnought (1902) * (1906) * British hospital ship (1911) * French dreadnought (1912) * French passenger liner (1913) — sunk in the ''Patria'' disaster in 1940 * French battleship (1914) — later converted to an aircraft carrier * French passenger liner (1915) * French submarine (1929) * (1935) * Norwegian cruise ship '' Sagafjord'' (1965) — later the British ''Saga Rose'' * Dutch / Dutch Antilles LPG-tanker '' Antilla Bay'', #1396, (1973)

External links

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History of the shipyards of La Seyne during the 19th century
(in French) * Shipbuilding companies of France Shipyards of France History of Toulon {{France-company-stub