The wreck of the French cruiser Sully, 1905

Hello,

New photographs on the website under the topic "Prangs, bangs and other mishaps" showing the poor Sully well and truly aground in the bay of Along. Photographs and the accompanying text written at the time show that the hull broke in two long before the typhoon season as is usually stated.

Holidays almost over but still more photographs to come !

Take care,

John

Hello,

Thanks John for the pics

https://www.navtechlife.com/Prangs,%20bangs%20and%20other%20mishaps.htm

Yes, the "Roles" saved by the Commissaire are ship's papers. Especially the Rôles d'Équipage, i.e. nominative lists of the complement.
Rôles, and duplicate registers "contre-rôles" for verification purposes, are the origin of the modern "contrôle" / "control" words.

Thanks for the etymological diversion !

Interesting how words travel from country to country.