DUNKERQUE HARBOUR FRANCE C1909: THE DEPARTURE OF ONE OF BORDE'S FLEET FOR CHILE In Gallery / WORKING PORTS

DUNKERQUE HARBOUR FRANCE C1909: THE DEPARTURE OF ONE OF BORDE'S FLEET FOR CHILE

Antoine Borde's ships made the epic voyage across the South Atlantic, round Cape Horn and on to Chile to collect nitrate to fertilize the fields of Flanders. One of them is seen being towed by two tugs out from the Quai des Hollandais towards the sea with her sails ready to set. Dunkerque was not only an important commercial ...