"JEAN MANTELET" (1951) Large 1/40 scale model of a mixed vessel (pilot boat, tug, fireboat) assigned to the Suez Canal Company in Port Said. Navigating, formerly electrified, animated with various characters in various activities. L. 115 cm - H. 58 cm approx. This ship bears the name of Lieutenant-Commander Jean Mantelet, a former Suez Canal pilot and companion of the Liberation for his heroic action in the torpedoing of the Resistance troop liner "Président Doumer" on 30 October 1942 in Madeira. After organising the evacuation of as many passengers as possible, Lieutenant-Commander Jean Mantelet returned to his command post and sank with the ship.