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Daher (Shipping company, France)

History of Daher
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History of Daher

In 1887, Barban and Daher attempted to find a convenient way to ship heavy and cumbersome packets. After a few successful chartering operations, the two associates decided to found their own shipping company. In 1895, they bought SS Saint-Jacques from the Société Navale de l'Ouest and opened a line between Marseilles and Tunisia.

In 1899, Barban withdrew and Paul Daher remained the sole owner of the Société de Navigation à Vapeur Daher. A second, bigger cargo ship, SS Saint-Nicolas, was purchased, which replaced SS Saint-Jacques, lost on Cap Couronne, west of Marseilles in November 1899.
In 1904, Daher purchased a bigger cargo ship, SS Sainte-Hélène, which was used to transport heavy materials such as railway engines and rails. SS Sainte-Marguerite, bought in 1913, was even bigger and confirmed the specialization of Daher in heavy transport. Both ships were commissioned by the state during the First World War. SS Sainte-Marguerite shipped heavy artillery batteries to the eastern front, and was sunk off Matapan (Greece) in 1915 by an U-boat. SS Sainte-Hélène blew up on a mine in 1917.
In 1921, Daher bought a new ship, SS Sainte-Marguerite II and reopened the Tunisian line. Until 1930, the company bought another four ships and extended its lines to Lebanon, then under French mandate.

In 1945, Daher had lost all of its ships.