Belfast Steamship Company
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The Belfast Steamship Company provided shipping services between Belfast
and Liverpool
from 1852 to 1975.
Vessels introduced were as follows
About 1830 the Dublin Steam Packet Company began a weekly service in competition.
On 31 January 1852 the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company was registered as The Belfast Steamship Company Ltd
In 1859 it expanded and absorbed the Cork Steamship Company and in 1866 it absorbed the Londonderry Steamboat Company.
It was absorbed into Coast Lines
in 1919 as a subsidiary company, which was subsequently absorbed into P&O Ferries
in 1975.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
from 1852 to 1975.
History
The company started life in 1824 as the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company. operated by Langtry & Herdman. They began a steam ship service from Belfast to Liverpool.Vessels introduced were as follows
- PS Chieftain, 1826
- PS Corsair, 1827
- PS Falcon, 1835
- PS Reindeer, 1838
- PS Sea-King, 1845
- PS Blenheim, 1848
About 1830 the Dublin Steam Packet Company began a weekly service in competition.
On 31 January 1852 the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company was registered as The Belfast Steamship Company Ltd
In 1859 it expanded and absorbed the Cork Steamship Company and in 1866 it absorbed the Londonderry Steamboat Company.
It was absorbed into Coast Lines
Coast Lines
-History:Powell, Bacon and Hough Lines Ltd was formed in 1913 in Liverpool. The name of Coast Lines Limited was adopted in 1917, when the company was purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company at a cost of £800,000...
in 1919 as a subsidiary company, which was subsequently absorbed into P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is the current name for the amalgamation of a range of ferry services that operated from the United Kingdom to Ireland and Continental Europe...
in 1975.