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The White Star Line was a British shipping line.Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States.
Red Jacket was a clipper ship, one of the largest and fastest ever built. [3] She was also the first ship of the White Star Line company. [dubious – discuss] She was named after Sagoyewatha, a famous Seneca Indian chief, called "Red Jacket" by settlers. [4]
The Traffic then resumed her functions for White Star Line, without incident until 1927. On this date, Lord Kylsant, the new owner of the company, decided to separate from the two tenders. [15] Several tenders that service Cherbourg docked with the new ferry terminal in the background.
Owner: White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935: Operator: White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935: Port of registry: Liverpool, England: Route: Southampton–New York: Ordered: April 1912 [1] Builder: F. Schichau; Danzig, Germany; Yard number: 891: Laid down: 1912: Launched: 17 December 1913 as Columbus for ...
Owner: White Star Line (1873–1883) Cia de Nav. 'La Flecha' (1883-1884) Operator: White Star Line (1873–1875) Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (1875-1883) Cia de Nav. 'La Flecha' (1883-1884) Port of registry: Liverpool: Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast: Yard number: 81: Launched: 14 January 1873: Completed: 29 March 1873: Maiden ...
RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground off Lambay Island and sank, on her maiden voyage, in 1854. Of more than 650 aboard, only 280 survived. [1] She has been described as "the first Titanic". [2]
Ship colours: black hull with gold line, red boot-topping, upper works white, funnels: White Star Buff RMS Cedric was an ocean liner owned by the White Star Line . She was the second of a quartet of ships over 20,000 tons, dubbed the Big Four , and was the largest vessel in the world at the time of her entering service.
Traffic was replaced by SS Pontic, which entered service in 1894, [3] and was laid up in Hornby Dock by March 1898, and put up for sale. [4] She was bought by James Callendar later that year [ 5 ] where she was briefly used, before being sold to the Liverpool Lighterage Company in 1900, [ 6 ] and served for nineteen years as an active barge.