France Sailing ships 1972

This sailing ships issue from France featured the Newfoundland Bank Fishing boat the ‘Côte d’Emeraude’.

Designed by R. Chapelet and engraved by C. Durrens.

Recess

Perf 13

Released May 6, 1972

Ship details:

40 metres long, more than 9 m large, equipped of 14 doris, the Newfoundland banks fishing ship COTE d’EMERAUDE used to leave Dinard between 1925 and 1941 to catch the cod near Canada and Greenland coasts. Her crew of 35 men used to put back about 450 tons of fish at every campaign. Coming from St Pierre et Miquelon and going to Port Lyautey, she runs aground and breaks at the mouth of oued Sebou close to Casablanca.