Elder Dempster Lines

Elder Dempster Lines was a British shipping company which operated from 1932 to 2000, although its origins stretch back into the mid-19th century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This is a list of the world's ship operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Elder Dempster and Company started trading as the African Steamship Company in 1852^[1]. The African Steamship Company was a British shipping line in the 19th and early 20th centuries Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Elder Dempster Shipping Limited was formed in 1899, and in 1932 this company, together with the African Steamship Company, and the British & African Steam Navigation Company, came under the Elder Dempster Lines name^[2]. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

The company operated from British ports, mainly Liverpool, where it was based, to West African destinations. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. It operated three liners, the flagship Aureol, together with the Accra and Apapa, to Ghana and Nigeria, as well as many other freight and mail ships. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal

The company expanded, taking over a number of other shipping companies between 1951 and 1965, when it came under the ownership of the Ocean Steamship Company (Blue Funnel Line). Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alfred Holt and Company, better known as the Blue Funnel Line, was founded by Alfred Holt on the 16 January 1866 The end for the Elder Dempster Lines name came in 1989 when it was bought by the French firm Delmas-Vieljeux, although the company continued as a shipping agents until 2000 when it was wound up^[2]. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

References

^ History The Ships List - Retrieved on 2007-07-11
^ ^a ^b History Independent website - Retrieved on 2007-07-11

Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.

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