The Aberdeen Line was a British steamship company founded in 1824 and plying between London and Australia via the Cape.
1825 George Thompson set up the Aberdeen Line to operate timber and passenger ships between Aberdeen (Scotland) and Canada
By the late 1830s, the Aberdeen line was operating 12 ships, trading to places such as South America, the Mediterranean, and the South Pacific.
1905 Aberdeen Line came under the joint control of White Star Line and Shaw, Savill and Albion Co but retained its own identity.
1926 The White Star Line obtained a controlling interest in the company.[1]
1928 White Star Line purchased the Australian Commonwealth Line and its fleet
1931 the Kylsant shipping group which owned White Star Line, collapsed.
1932, the Aberdeen Line was purchased by Shaw, Savill and Albion Co
1933 the fleet of the former Australian Commonwealth Line was also acquired; as a result the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line was formed.
1936 Furness, Withy and Co took control of Shaw, Savill and Albion Co
1938 the Aberdeen name was dropped from the title
1957 the last of the Aberdeen ships was scrapped and the company disappeared.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1926/04/30
- The Ships List [1]