Allan Line
The Allan Shipping Line was started in 1819, by
In 1891, the company took over the State Line (founded 1872) and was often referred to as the Allan & State Line. In 1897,
Media
The 1970s British television series The Onedin Line (1971-1980) is a complex and veiled take on the Allan Line Family and their steamships.[citation needed]
Notable collisions
In 1891, the Allan Line steamer Carthaginian collided with the York River Line steamer Charlotte in the shipping channel at Baltimore, Maryland. Among those aboard the Carthaginian was the Danish-American composer Asger Hamerik. While both boats were damaged, neither sank.[ProQuest Historical Newspapers 1]
In 1905, the Allan Line steamer Parisian was involved in a collision with the Albano off of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The owners of the Albano were found by the Exchequer Court of Canada to be fully at fault, according to Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law.[1] The case was later appealed to Canada's supreme court.
List of steamships
The Allan Line fleet evolved over the course of decades, changing as new ships were added, lost at sea, sold, or scrapped:
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RMS Virginian
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References
- ^ Courts, Great Britain (10 February 2018). "Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law: New series". Field Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ships List: Allan Line, Steamships Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Gjenvick-Gjønvick Artchives: "Allan Line Steamship Fleet List, 27 Vessels (1908)"
- ^ "The Steamer Sardinian; She Passes Queenstown in Tow -- The Story of the Voyage by a Passenger," New York Times. February 22, 1882.
Bibliography
- Appleton, Thomas E. (1974). Ravenscrag: The Allan Royal Mail Line. Toronto: ISBN 0-7710-0720-5(cloth)
- "C.P.R. Gets Allan Line; Report Declared to be Correct in Spite of Official Denials," New York Times. August 17, 1910.
- ^ "The Southern Homeopathic College". The Baltimore Sun (1837-1985). Sep 19, 1891.