{"id":19154,"date":"2016-05-22T00:19:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T00:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/?p=19154"},"modified":"2016-05-23T16:46:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:46:36","slug":"mdfdeusa-from-sea-to-shining-sea-the-story-of-lisere-and-miss-liberty-mdfdejesuisladyliberty130-nps100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/05\/22\/mdfdeusa-from-sea-to-shining-sea-the-story-of-lisere-and-miss-liberty-mdfdejesuisladyliberty130-nps100\/","title":{"rendered":"MDFDE\/USA: From sea to shining sea: The Story of l’ISERE and Miss Liberty! #MDFDEJeSuisLadyLiberty130 #NPS100"},"content":{"rendered":"
L\u2019 Is\u00e8re. The ship which carried the Statue of Liberty from Rouen in France to New York in 1885. Around 80 tonnes of copper and 20 tonnes of metallic framework composed the dismantled parts carefully stored in wooden crates\u2026.. https:\/\/walk-and-bike-in-france.com\/2014\/10\/17\/france-alsace-colmar-the-native-city-of-bartholdi-sculptor-of-the-statue-of-liberty-60-photos\/<\/a><\/address>\n
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#<\/s>OTD<\/b><\/a> in 1885, the Is\u00e8re departs Rouen, France for #<\/s>NYC<\/b><\/a>, carrying 214 crates containing the<\/p>\n

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Creating the Statue of Liberty<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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1865 – 1886<\/h2>\n

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A sketch by Auguste Bartholdi of the Statue of Liberty as a Lighthouse circa 1880National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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The Early Stages<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye<\/a> proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States. This monument would honor the United States’ centennial of independence and the friendship with France. French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi<\/a> supported Laboulaye’s idea and in 1870 began designing the statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World.”<\/p>\n

While Bartholdi was designing the Statue, he also took a trip to the United States in 1871. During the trip, Bartholdi selected Bedloe’s Island as the site for the Statue. Although the island was small, it was visible to every ship entering New York Harbor, which Bartholdi viewed as the “gateway to America.”<\/p>\n

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An unsigned 19th century map of New York Harbor thought to be done by Auguste Bartholdi. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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In 1876, French artisans and craftsmen began constructing the Statue in France under Bartholdi’s direction. The arm holding the torch was completed in 1876 and shown at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The head and shoulders were completed in 1878 and displayed at the Paris Universal Exposition. The entire Statue was completed and assembled in Paris between 1881 and 1884. Also in 1884, construction on the pedestal began in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. Craftsmen working on the construction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris.<\/div>\n
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National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. The assembly of the Statue in Paris which occurred between 1881 and 1884.<\/div>\n
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An illustration of crates containing the Statue of Liberty moving from the French Navy ship Is\u00e8re to lighters. The lighters were then transported to Bedloe\u2019s Island. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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To the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the Statue was presented to Levi P Morton, the U.S. minister to France, on July 4, 1884 in Paris, it was disassembled and shipped to the United States aboard the French Navy ship, Is\u00e8re<\/em>. The Statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885, and was met with great fanfare. Unfortunately, the pedestal for the Statue was not yet complete and the entire structure was not reassembled on Bedloe’s Island until 1886.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Construction on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe\u2019s Island. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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An illustration of the \u201crise\u201d of the Statue of Liberty from Frank Leslie\u2019s Illustrated Newspaper, October 17, 1885. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the pedestal was completed in 1886, the Statue was reassembled with surprising speed by a fearless construction crew – many of whom were new immigrants.<\/strong> The first piece of the Statue to be reconstructed was Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel’s iron framework. The rest of the Statue’s elements followed without the use of scaffolding – all construction materials were hoisted up by steam driven cranes and derricks. In order to sculpt the Statue’s skin Eiffel used the repouss\u00e9 technique developed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. This technique was the process of molding light-weight copper sheets by hammering them onto the Statue’s hallowed wooden framework. The last section to be completed was the Statue of Liberty’s face which remained veiled until the Statue’s dedication. Although Fort Wood remained on Bedloe’s Island, it was not an obstacle in the design, construction, or reassembly of the Statue of Liberty. Instead, the star-shaped structure became a part of the Statue’s base – the pedestal sits within its walls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NMConstruction workers who assembled the Statue on Bedloe’s Island. Many of these workers were new immigrants.<\/div>\n
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National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. An illustration of the Statue being reconstructed on its pedestal on Bedloe’s Island.<\/div>\n
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The Statue amidst smoke from a gun salute during the Statue\u2019s unveiling on October 28, 1886. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM.<\/div>\n
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Unveiled<\/strong><\/p>\n

On October 28, 1886, the statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” was officially unveiled. The day’s wet and foggy weather did not stop some one million New Yorkers from turning out to cheer for The Statue of Liberty. Parades on land and sea honored the Statue while flags and music filled the air and the official dedication took place beneath the colossus “glistening with rain.” When it was time for Bartholdi to release the tricolor French flag that veiled Liberty’s face, a roar of guns, whistles, and applause sounded.<\/p>\n

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LOCMIQUELIC – L’ISERE<\/h1>\n

LOCMIQUELIC – L’Is\u00e8re, un navire embl\u00e9matique coul\u00e9 devant Ste Catherine<\/h2>\n
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L’ISERE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mais quel est donc le lien unissant Locmiqu\u00e9lic et New York. Aucun sinon peut \u00eatre cet embl\u00e8matique navire coul\u00e9 derri\u00e8re le petit m\u00f4le du port de Sainte Catherine, \u00e0 savoir : la fr\u00e9gate “Is\u00e8re”.<\/p>\n

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Histoire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mis sur cale le 13 juillet 1863, la fr\u00e9gate \u00ab Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb ne prendra contact avec son \u00e9l\u00e9ment que le 22 avril 1866 lors de son lancement \u00e0 l\u2019arsenal de Lorient. Son admission au service actif aura lieu en juin 1866.<\/p>\n

Combien sont les personnes ignorant sa pr\u00e9sence sous la mer, en rade de Lorient ? Combien savent que son \u00e9pave g\u00eet devant le port de Sainte Catherine \u00e0 Locmiqu\u00e9lic ? Et combien ont connaissance que \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb est surtout connue pour avoir transport\u00e9 la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre statue de la Libert\u00e9 de Bartholdi jusqu’\u00e0 New York\u00a0?\u00a0
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Les caract\u00e9ristiques du navire <\/strong><\/p>\n

Construit sur les plans de la \u00ab\u00a0Moselle\u00a0\u00bb[1]<\/a>, transport mixte achet\u00e9 en Angleterre le 23 mai 1859,\u00a0 \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb est un trois m\u00e2ts barque de 67,20 m de long pour 9,43 m de large dont la mise sur cale, sur les bords du Scorff, a d\u00e9but\u00e9 le 13 juillet 1863. Gr\u00e9\u00e9 pour la navigation \u00e0 la voile avec 682 m2 de voilure, ce gros transporteur de la marine profite \u00e9galement des technologies de pointe de l’\u00e9poque comme une coque en m\u00e9tal, une machine \u00e0 vapeur de 160 ch[2]<\/a> ou la propulsion \u00e0 h\u00e9lice.\u00a0 <\/strong>Outre \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb, et la \u00ab\u00a0Moselle\u00a0\u00bb, la s\u00e9rie, dite des 1200 tonneaux, comprendra treize navires dont la \u00ab\u00a0Vienne\u00a0\u00bb, la \u00ab\u00a0Dordogne\u00a0\u00bb, la \u00ab\u00a0Durance\u00a0\u00bb, etc.\u2026 Trois de ces navires (Marne, Meuse et Yonne) seront rehauss\u00e9s d\u2019un pont lors d\u2019un grand car\u00e9nage en 1863.<\/p>\n

Une quatorzi\u00e8me corvette transporteur, la \u00ab\u00a0Caravane\u00a0\u00bb, construite 15 ans plus tard toujours sur les m\u00eames plans, ach\u00e8vera d\u00e9finitivement cette belle s\u00e9rie.<\/p>\n

1866 – 1884 – CABOTAGE LE LONG DES COTES FRANCAISES
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Pendant dix huit ann\u00e9es, \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb va assurer de nombreuses missions de transport tant en Atlantique qu\u2019en M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e. De Lorient au Havre ou de Cherbourg \u00e0 TOULON en passant par Rochefort, aucun grand port militaire ne sera oubli\u00e9.<\/p>\n

1884 \u2013 VOYAGE AU TONKIN
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Le\u2026\u2026..1884, la fr\u00e9gate quittera le port de Saint Nazaire pour le Tonkin (partie septentrionale du Vi\u00eatnam actuel) et ses\u00a0 principaux ports, Ha\u00efphong, Tourane et Saigon qu’elle sillonnera durant presqu\u2019une ann\u00e9e avant de revenir en France.<\/p>\n

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Carte de la Cochinchine<\/p>\n

DE NEW YORK A LOCMIQUELIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

1885 – SA PERIODE DE GLOIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u2019est en mai 1885 que le navire arrivera au port de Rouen afin d\u2019y embarquer la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre statue de la Libert\u00e9. Il chargera \u00e0 son bord 210 caisses, 80 tonnes de cuivre et 20 tonnes d’acier qu\u2019il livrera \u00e0 New York le 19 juin 1885 apr\u00e8s une travers\u00e9 difficile ponctu\u00e9e de plusieurs temp\u00eates en Atlantique nord.<\/p>\n

C’est au capitaine de vaisseau Gabriel LESPINASSE de SAULNE, n\u00e9 \u00e0 Toulouse le 11 juillet\u00a0 1846, que le gouvernement Fran\u00e7ais confiera cette mission honorifique de porter au peuple am\u00e9ricain la statue. Une reproduction miniature de la statue lui sera offerte lors de l\u2019inauguration.<\/p>\n

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La statue de la Libert\u00e9 de Bartholdi<\/p>\n

SON ARRIVEE DEVANT LOCMIQUELIC
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De retour \u00e0 Brest \u00e0 l’automne 1885, la fr\u00e9gate \u00ab\u00a0Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb y subira une grande refonte en 1904, durant laquelle elle recevra une nouvelle machine avant sa remise en service. En 1908, le navire marche mal et vu l\u2019\u00e9tat de sa coque, sa mise \u00e0 la retraite est d\u00e9cid\u00e9e. C\u2019est \u00e0 l\u2019arsenal de Rochefort que son d\u00e9sarmement aura lieu en d\u00e9cembre 1909.<\/p>\n

Condamn\u00e9e en mars 1911, sa coque, remorqu\u00e9e par le \u00ab\u00a0RENNE\u00a0\u00bb, quittera Rochefort en avril 1924 en direction de Lorient o\u00f9 elle servira de ponton. Durant son transfert, le convoi sera pris dans une temp\u00eate et devra rel\u00e2cher \u00e0 Quiberon le 27 avril 1924.<\/p>\n

A son arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019arsenal de Lorient le 29 avril 1924, elle sera utilis\u00e9e comme ponton sur la rive droite du Scorff jusqu\u2019en juin 1940 date \u00e0 partir de laquelle elle servira \u00e0 l\u2019accostage des U-Boat Allemands. Elle verra \u00e9galement accoster les canonni\u00e8res \u00ab\u00a0Audacieuse\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0Surveillante\u00a0\u00bb. En mars 1941, le ponton \u00ab\u00a0Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb quittera d\u00e9finitivement les rives du Scorff pour celles du Ter[3]<\/a> et sa sombre base de sous-marins o\u00f9 elle sera touch\u00e9e par les bombardements du 13 f\u00e9vrier 1943.<\/p>\n

Sabord\u00e9e par les Allemands en 1945, puis dynamit\u00e9e en 1990 afin de permettre l\u2019agrandissement et l\u2019acc\u00e8s du port de plaisance de Locmiqu\u00e9lic sa coque g\u00eet toujours par \u2026. m\u00e8tres de fond dans le petit chenal face au m\u00f4le de sainte Catherine.<\/p>\n

Dans un extrait du journal \u00ab\u00a0Le T\u00e9l\u00e9gramme\u00a0\u00bb en date du 3 mars 2009, on y d\u00e9couvre que\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0\u00a0gr\u00e2ce au travail de passionn\u00e9s, l\u2019Is\u00e8re\u00a0continue de vivre en 3D sur les \u00e9crans de l’association \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 mus\u00e9e sous-marin MSMPL..\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb . Il est m\u00eame pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 que \u00ab\u00a0On y d\u00e9couvrirait tr\u00e8s clairement qu’une for\u00eat de laminaires et de spirographes (vers marins) ont colonis\u00e9 l’\u00e9pave<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\n

(Extrait de l’exposition propos\u00e9e par l’association en 2009 \u00e0 l’occasion des 90 ans de la commune)<\/p>\n

2015 – LOCMIQUELIC FETE L’ISERE
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Les 4 et 5 juillet Locmiqu\u00e9lic f\u00eate l’Is\u00e8re. Une r\u00e9plique miniature de la statue de la Libert\u00e9 ainsi que des panneaux explicatifs sont mis en place sur le port de Sainte Catherine, rappelant aux promeneurs que l’ \u00e9pave g\u00eet en bordure des pontons, lieu o\u00f9 le navire a fini sa carri\u00e8re en 1945.<\/p>\n

Revivez en images ces deux journ\u00e9es dans l’onglet <\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/la-memoire-minahouets.reseaudesassociations.fr\/fr\/information\/41213\/edition-2015-isere-1 <\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> La Moselle est l’un des premiers transports de mat\u00e9riel construit en fer qui ne soit pas une gabare \u00e0 voile.\u00a0 Elle servira de mod\u00e8le pour la construction de la \u00ab\u00a0Vienne\u00a0\u00bb et de \u00ab\u00a0l’Is\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Cette machine sera remplac\u00e9e par une de 800 chn en 1904.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Autre rivi\u00e8re se jetant dans la rade de Lorient<\/p>\n

Liens :<\/strong> http:\/\/la-memoire-minahouets.reseaudesassociations.fr\/fr\/information\/40797\/l-isere<\/a><\/p>\n

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L\u2019 Is\u00e8re. The ship which carried the Statue of Liberty from Rouen in France to New York in 1885. 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