Ordre du Mérite Maritime | |
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Awarded by France | |
Type |
Order of Merit with 3 degrees: Commandeur (commander) Officier (officer) Chevalier (knight) |
Awarded for | Distinguished service of professional sailors and the merit of civilian mariners |
Status | Active |
Statistics | |
Established | 1930 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Agricultural Merit |
Next (lower) | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
Chevalier Rubans de l'Ordre du Mérite Maritime |
The Ordre du Mérite Maritime (Order of Maritime Merit) is a French order established on 9 February 1930 for services rendered by the seafarers to distinguish the risks involved and the services rendered by seamen; stressed over the importance of the economic role of the Merchant Navy to the country. The order was reorganized in 1948, and again by decree on 17 January 2002.