Name Felldene Launched 13 February 1937 Name St. Cergue | Yard number 1074 Completed March 1937 Length 118 m | |
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Owner Felldene Shipping Co. Ltd. (Dene Shipmanagement Co. Ltd.), London | ||
SS St. Cergue was a Swiss cargo ship, originally the British merchant ship Felldene. She served in the Merchant Marine of Switzerland during the Second World War, notably rescuing survivors of several ships sunk by submarines.
Second World War
On 6 April 1941, St. Cergue rescued the crew of the Norwegian tanker Koll, sunk by U-571.
In June 1941, she gave passage from Schiedam to New York City to the Dutch Resistance fighters Peter Tazelaar, Bram van der Stok and Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.
On 26 June 1942, St. Cergue rescued the crew of the Dutch liner Jagersfontein, sunk by U-107.
On 25 March 1943, St. Cergue rescued survivors of the Swedish cargo Industria, sunk by U-518.
In late September 1943, St. Cergue rescued the Portuguese steamer Mello, victim of an accidental fire, and managed to tow her to Recife.
The 1977 film Soldier of Orange features St. Cergue, played by the French tanker Esso Port Jérôme, modified for the occasion.