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The Amélia, Cécilia and Mélissa Desgagnés

Colour photograph. Three steel ships at dock on a cloudy day. They are tied together with blue cables. Their hulls are navy blue and they all have a yellow stripe painted on their chimneys. Their names are printed on their hulls, from left to right: Amelia Desgagnes, Cecilia Desgagnes and Melissa Desgagnes.

The Amélia, Cécilia and Mélissa Desgagnés at dock in Montreal, 1996

Photo : René Beauchamp

Source: collection of René Beauchamp

When Groupe Desgagnés was created in the 1970s, every new ship acquired by the company was named after a woman. Both wives and mothers of captains, Amélia and Cécilia Desgagnés played a major role in the family’s history.