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House flag of Sicard - Image by Ivan Sache, 20 February 2004
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The company was founded in 1907 for the service of
local lines on the Mediterranean coast of France, later extended to
Corsica, Morocco and Oran (Algeria). The company operated scheduled
lines between Marseilles and Port-la-Nouvelle (Languedoc) and
Port-Vendres (Roussillon); Marseilles and Toulon, Saint-Tropez, Cannes,
Nice and Monaco; Nice and Bastia and Ajaccio (Corsica); Ajaccio and the
smaller Corsican ports; Marseilles and Oran, Saida, Tangiers, Kenitra
and Casablanca.
Sicard operated 13 second-hand ships of medium size for about 30 years
without any significant incident. The company was sold off in 1937.
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, 20 February 2004
P. Bois [boi03] shows the house flag of Sicard as white with a blue triangle in each corner and the red letters "L.S." in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 20 February 2004