Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée [SEP] industry
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
The Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM) was a French shipbuilding 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. It eventually had shipyards in La Seyne-sur-Mer, near Toulon, and in Graville, now part of Le Havre.
12-inch guns. This design was the basis for the requirements for the design competition, which was issued on 21 April 1908.
Four shipbuilders submitted bids: the Italian Gio. Ansaldo & C. led a group that also included the Austro-Hungarian Škoda Works and the French "Marrel Freres Forges de La Loire et du Midi"; the French Schneider-Creusot firm partnered with "Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée" and "Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde"; the Spanish "Sociedad Española de Construcción