Fabre Line

The Fabre Line or Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur Cyprien Fabre & Compagnie was a French shipping line formed in 1881. It began operating a small fleet of sailing ships in 1865.[1][2][3]

In June 1911, Fabre Line steamships began trans-Atlantic service to India Point in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] Between June 30 1912 and June 30, 1913, Fabre brought almost 12,000 mostly Italian and Portuguese immigrants to Providence's Lonsdale Dock.[4] The route was so popular that Fabre built an additional pier in 1914.[4] Service continued until 1934.[5]

The Fabre Line was the only transatlantic route to southern New England.[5]

It became the Compagnie Generale de Navigation a Vapeur in 1933 under the helm of Jean Alfred Fraissinet. Jean Alfred Fraissinet, owner of the Nouvelle Société Maritime de Navigation à Vapeur (Compagnie Fraissinet) married Mathilde Cyprien-Fabre. In 1930, the two shipping firms, as well as a third line, integrated operations to mutually increase their commercial competitiveness. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fabre Line". The Ships List. 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. ↑ "Fabre Line". Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Fabre Line Archives of Historical Documents, Passenger Lists, etc". Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives. 2000. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. 1 2 3 Shipping Expands Around the Point (Informational sign in the park). India Point Park.
  5. 1 2 Jennings, William (2013). Aboard the Fabre Line to Providence: immigration to Rhode Island. Charleston, SC: the History Press. ISBN 9781626192294.
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