Aberdeen Line
Other Business Names:
- Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line
- Thompson, George
- White Star Line
- Shaw Saville & Albion Ltd
- Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Established 1825 by George Thompson at Aberdeen. Initially focused on coastal, Baltic. North and South America and Antipodean routes. By end of 19th century largely trading to Australia and ships equipped to carry frozen produce. 1905 acquired jointly by White Star Line [later Royal Mail] and Shaw Saville & Albion Ltd [later Furness Withy]. 1932 fully owned by latter and from 1933 known as Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line. Closed 1957
Publications:
- Aberdeen Line Centenary, 1825-1925 by Unknown
- Aberdeen Line. George Thompson Jnr's incomparable shipping enterprise by King, Peter H
- Harnessing the wind. Captain Thomas Mitchell of the Aberdeen White Star Line by Carnegie, Hazel M
- Merchant Fleets. No 17. Aberdeen and Aberdeen & Commonwealth Lines of George Thompson by Saville, David, & Duncan Haws
- Sea Carriers, 1825-1925. The Aberdeen Line by Cornford, Leslie C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line
- Thompson, George
- White Star Line
- Shaw Saville & Albion Ltd
- Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Established 1825 by George Thompson at Aberdeen. Initially focused on coastal, Baltic. North and South America and Antipodean routes. By end of 19th century largely trading to Australia and ships equipped to carry frozen produce. 1905 acquired jointly by White Star Line [later Royal Mail] and Shaw Saville & Albion Ltd [later Furness Withy]. 1932 fully owned by latter and from 1933 known as Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line. Closed 1957Publications:
- Aberdeen Line Centenary, 1825-1925 by Unknown
- Aberdeen Line. George Thompson Jnr's incomparable shipping enterprise by King, Peter H
- Harnessing the wind. Captain Thomas Mitchell of the Aberdeen White Star Line by Carnegie, Hazel M
- Merchant Fleets. No 17. Aberdeen and Aberdeen & Commonwealth Lines of George Thompson by Saville, David, & Duncan Haws
- Sea Carriers, 1825-1925. The Aberdeen Line by Cornford, Leslie C