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| Industry | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1845 |
| Defunct | 1936 |
| Fate | sold to Blue Star Line, 1936 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | India, South Africa, River Plate and West Coast of South America |
Key people | William James Lamport & George Holt |
Formation
The Lamport & Holt Line was a British cargo shipping company formed in 1845, and in operation until 1936, after which it was sold to, and became a subsidiary of, Blue Star Line.
The company was established as a partnership between William James Lamport from Workington, England, and George Holt, son of George Holt, Sr. and brother of Alfred Holt.
Initially the partnership owned wooden sailing vessels trading with North and South America, South Africa and India, the first of which was the 335-ton barque Christabel. Later, in 1861-62, two 1,300-GRT tramp steamers were acquired.
The company initially traded to India, South Africa, and the West Coast of South America in particular the River Plate.
Trade
Lamport & Holt carried mail for the British and Belgian governments, operated a coastal passenger service for the Brazilian Government and carried frozen meat and coffee. The firm became a public company in 1911, but Sir Owen Crosby Philipps was negotiating to acquire the company. In 1910, Philipps had taken over Elder Dempster Lines to add to his existing control of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. The Lamport and Holt families accepted shares in these two companies in exchange for their shares in Lamport & Holt Ltd. The company moved first to Drury Building, in Water Street, Liverpool, and later to the Royal Liver Building in 1912.
In 1857 the company acquired their very first steamship and at that time the Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1865 to operate services to the East coast of South America.
However, by the early 1900s Lamport and Holt and the newly formed Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company concentrated greatly on the South America service out of New York. They became known as being one of the pioneers in the transporting of frozen meat, but also operating in the coffee trade to New York.
In 1902 a New York to South America passenger service was started with two second-hand ships and proved so successful that large new luxury liners were ordered. In 1910, three further vessels (of over 10,000 tons) built to a similar standard, were ordered for the Liverpool route. This stimulated its largest rival (Royal Mail) to take it over in 1911.
Subsidiaries
Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Co., Ltd
It was successfully started in 1865 to run cargo, mail and passenger services from Liverpool, London, Antwerp and Glasgow. In 1869 it pioneered the Brazil - New York coffee trade. In 1874 no less than 12 new ships had been delivered or were under construction; the firm became a limited company and a Belgian subsidiary was created.
In the late 1860s they took over the Irish shipping company Malcomson Line acquiring the following vessels in the process, Galileo, Herschel, Newton, Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Hipparchus.
On the death of Mr. Lamport in 1874 Mr. Holt was joined in the business by Mr. Walter Holland and Mr. Charles W. Jones, the former being a fellow-apprentice of Mr. Holt, whilst the latter served his apprenticeship with Lamport & Holt. Later these two Partners were joined by Mr. George H. Melly a nephew of Mr. Holt, Mr. Arthur Cook, and later by Mr. C. Sydney Jones, a son of Mr. Charles W Jones. Mr. Holt died in 1896.
Sailings were extended to Valparaíso, Chile in the 1880s, but then later abandoned in 1896, frozen meat was transported from the River Plate region in 1886 and in 1898 five large (5,555 ton) purpose-built ships were ordered.
In 1902 they began their first genuine passenger and cargo services from New York to Brazil and the River Plate ports. In order to operate this service, L+H had obtained a fine pair of 3,909 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) clipper-bowed ships that were built for Furness Withy.
The Tennyson was built by Alexander Stevens & Sons Ltd, Glasgow for Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd in 1900 as the Evangeline and the Byron followed in 1901 as the Loyalist. These ships were due to operate on the Liverpool to Halifax, St. John and New Brunswick service, however, Withy & Co found that these ships were simply too large for their intended service, as well as occupying too much passenger space. Thus they were sold to Lamport & Holt who would use them for their New York to Brazil and River Plate services.
This operation proved to be extremely successful, so much so that it was soon decided to lay down new plans for three larger ships of around 7,500 GRT, these ships would soon become known as the three famed V-Class Passenger-Cargo Liners.
However, the SS Tennyson and SS Byron continued to sail on, as well as both ships having been taken over in 1914 (HMS Tennyson), and 1915 (HMS Byron) by the Admiralty to be operated as a Convoy Commodore Ship during World War I.
After the war they returned to their regular duties, but both were sold in 1922 to Soc. Anon Braun & Blanchard of Chile and the Tennyson was renamed, Valparaiso and she was broken up ten years later in Italy in 1932. The Byron was also sold to the same company at the same time and she was renamed Santiago and was also broken up in Italy in 1932.
Société de Nav. Royale Belge Sud-Americaine
Formed in 1877 the Belgian flagged subsidiary company was started to operate the Belgian Mail contract to South America.
Argentine Steam Lighter Co
Formed in 1884, the company was based in Buenos Aires to run a fleet of feeder ships in the River Plate.
First World War
At the start of WW1 the fleet stood at 36 vessels of 199,000 grt. During the war 10 ships were lost, but 8 were delivered. Following the war, it reverted to cargo (especially frozen meat) as its staple trade except for the New York passenger trade. A major post-war expansion programme was undertaken and the fleet reached a peak of 50 ships of 322,857 in 1923, including two new passenger liners.
Company Collapse
Sir Owen Philipps became Lord Kylsant and continued to recklessly expand the Royal Mail group, raising larger and larger loans, until he was borrowing money against fictitious profits to pay the interest and instalments due on existing loans. In these parlous days Lamport & Holt suffered the tragedy of the loss of its liner Vestris. She is the only large passenger liner (over 10,000 grt) to ever founder in heavy seas. She went down on 12 November 1928, two days out of New York, with the loss of 112 lives. This caused uproar in the American press and the passenger service was suspended.
In 1929 Royal Mail Line defaulted, for the second time, on payment of an instalment due on a large Government loan and the Treasury set up an inquiry to investigate the affairs of the giant shipping and shipbuilding group. In 1930 Trustees were appointed to untangle those companies that could be saved from the collapse. Lord Kylsant was charged with fraud and imprisoned in 1931.
Lamport & Holt was placed in the hands of a Receiver who set about the task of stabilising the company’s finances. Ships were laid up on a rota basis, while the 41 vessel fleet was reduced to a more practical size. Shares in an Argentinean shipping company and 7 ships were sold in 1930; 3 in 1931; 4 in 1932; 4 in 1933 and finally 2 in 1934. In 1934 the restructured company was sold to new investors as Lamport & Holt Line Ltd.
At the start of WW2 the fleet stood at 21 ships of 141,003, with a further two fitting out.
After many losses due to enemy action during the WW2, the company was taken over by the Vestey Group in 1944, which included Blue Star Line, Frederick Leyland & Co. At the end of the war the fleet was down to 9 ships. In 1946, Vestey also bought Booth Line
The post war integration of the operations of these two shipping companies with Vestey’s Blue Star Line, led to considerable number of fleet changes. In 1959 Lamport & Holt owned 19 ships, but from that point the fleet numbers steadily reduced.
From 1947 many inter-company transfers of ships and temporary renamings took place, plus the formations of several groupings of companies. It survived as a separate company until 1974. In 1991 the last Lamport & Holt ship, MV Churchill transferred to Blue Star and became the Argentina Star, and the name of Lamport & Holt disappeared.
The Fleet
| Ship | Built | Type | GRT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Star | 1950 | General Cargo | 12,964 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1965 |
| Agenoria | 1856 | General Cargo | 1,023 | Sold to Griffiths & Co, Liverpool |
| Archimedes | 1874 | General Cargo | 1,561 | Sold to France in 1893, renamed Helene |
| Archimedes | 1911 | General Cargo & livestock | 6,869 | Built by Russell and Company, Glasgow ex-Den of Airlie Purchased from Barrie & Son, Glasgow in 1912 and renamed Archimedes 1914-1919 requisitioned as British Expeditionary Force supply ship In 1932 sold to Ben Line renamed Benmacdhui |
| Arethuse | 1864 | General Cargo | 1,184 | Sold to Messageries Imperiales, Marseilles (Messageries Maritimes) in 1864 |
| Attila | 1860 | General Cargo | 1,146 | Barque. Sold to Rathbone & Co. Liverpool in 1864 |
| Balfe | 1920 | General Cargo/Passenger | 5,369 | Built by D. and W. Henderson and Company, Glasgow[1] ex-War Lupin[2], 1920 Purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Balfe, 1950 sold to A. A. Hoborby (James Norris & Co., Liverpool) and renamed Star Of Aden. Scrapped in 1959 |
| Balkan | 1849 | General Cargo | 192 | Brigantine. Sold to Gambles & Co. Liverpool in 1863 |
| Balzac | 1920 | General Cargo | 5,372 | ex-War Yew Purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Balzac in 1920 Sunk by gunfire from German raider Atlantis 400 nautical miles (740 km) E of Brazil on 22 Jun 1941[3] |
| Balzac | 1939 | General Cargo | 3,022 | Built by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen ex-Albion Star Transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Balzac in 1954 Renamed Carroll in 1959 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1960, renamed Norman Star |
| Batory | 1935 | Passenger | 14,287 | Taken over by MOWT in 1940 Managed by L & H as a troopship Returned to Gdynia America Line in 1946 |
| Belloc | 1980 | General Cargo | 9,324 | Owned by Belloc Shipping Co, renamed Boswell Sold to Panama in 1981, renamed Piva |
| Bernini | 1918 | General Cargo | 5,242 | ex-War Penguin[4] Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Bernini Sold to Greece in 1933, renamed Mount Dirfys |
| Bessel | 1878 | General Cargo | 1,911 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Sunk in collision with Wilson Line's Hero in English Channel in June 1895[5] |
| Biela | 1870 | General Cargo | 2,162 | Sunk in collision with Eagle Point off Nantucket in 1900 |
| Biela | 1918 | General Cargo | 5,298 | Built by Short Brothers of Sunderland ex-War Mastiff Purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Biela in 1919 Torpedoed and Sunk 400 nautical miles (740 km) SE of Cape Race by U-98 on 15 Feb 1942 with the loss of all 56 crew[6] |
| Blencathra | 1857 | General Cargo | 466 | Barque. Scrapped in 1874 |
| Bonheur | 1920 | General Cargo/Passenger | 5,327 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast ex-War Triumph Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1920, renamed Bonheur Torpedoed and Sunk off Cape Wrath on 15 Oct 1940 by U-138[7] |
| Bonnie Dundee | 1861 | General Cargo | 1,027 | Sold to F.Spaight, Limerick in 1872 |
| Boswell | 1920 | General Cargo/Passenger | 5,333 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast ex-War Bamboo Purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Boswell in 1920 Sold to White SS Co in 1933, renamed Adderstone |
| Breeze | 1848 | General Cargo | 165 | Purchased from J.Nicholson, Annan in 1855. Went missing at sea in 1855 |
| Boswell | 1938 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 3,111 | ex-Barfleur Purchased from French Line in 1955, renamed Boswell Renamed Crome in 1960 Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1960, renamed Roman Star |
| Boswell | 1979 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 9,324 | Sold to China in 1983, renamed Shun Yi |
| Breeze | 1848 | General Cargo | 165 | Purchased from J.Nicholson, Annan in 1855. Went missing at sea in 1855 |
| Brisbane Star | 1937 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 11,076 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1959 |
| Bronte | 1919 | General Cargo/Passenger | 5,030 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd., Dumbarton ex-War Coney Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Bronte Torpedoed and damaged off Ireland by U-34 on 27 Oct 1939, en route from Liverpool to Rosario transporting general cargo and chemicals; later Sunk by escorts[8] |
| Bronte | 1930 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,949 | ex-Benedict Transferred from Booth Line in 1948, renamed Bronte Sold to Turkey in 1950, renamed Muzaffer |
| Bronte | 1979 | General Cargo | 9,324 | Sold to China in 1983, renamed Dong Jiang |
| Browning | 1919 | General Cargo/Passenger | 5,030 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd., Dumbarton ex-War Marten[9] Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Browning Torpedoed and Sunk on 12 Nov 1942 by U-593 during Operation Torch landings in North Africa[10][11] |
| Browning | 1928 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,862 | ex-Boniface Transferred from Booth Line in 1949, renamed Browning Sold to Panama in 1951, renamed Sannicola |
| Browning | 1979 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 9,324 | Sold to China in 1983, renamed An Fu Jiang |
| Brunette | 1864 | General Cargo | 1,508 | Sold to Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1864; renamed Irwell |
| Bruyère | 1919 | General Cargo | 5,335 | ex-War Mole Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Bruyere Torpedoed and Sunk off Freetown by U-125 on 24 Sep 1942[12][13] |
| Buffon | 1883 | General Cargo & livestock | 2,304 | Sold to Brazil in 1908, renamed Tijuca |
| Byron | 1901 | General Cargo | 3,909 | ex-Loyalist Purchased from Furness, Withy & Co in 1902, renamed Byron Taken over by the Admiralty as Convoy commodore ship in 1915 Sold to Chile in 1922, renamed Santiago |
| Byron | 1940 | General Cargo | 6,902 | ex-Bernard Transferred from Booth Line in 1947, renamed Byron Renamed Lalande in 1953 Sold in 1961, renamed Uncle Bart and scrapped |
| Calderon | 1871 | General Cargo | 1,054 | Sold to Brazil in 1887, renamed Arlindo |
| Calderon | 1900 | General Cargo | 4,083 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1901 Collided with Musketeer in River Mersey on 23 Jan 1912, broke in two[14] |
| Cameons | 1871 | General Cargo | 1,093 | Sold to Slimon & Co, Leith in 1879 |
| Cameons | 1900 | General Cargo | 4,070 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1901 Reverted to British flag in 1908 Scrapped in 1924 |
| Canning | 1883 | General Cargo | 645 | Brazilian coastal services Sold to Brazilian Government in 1891, renamed Itatiaya |
| Canning | 1896 | General Cargo | 5,366 | 1899-1900 Boer War transport Requisitioned as Convoy protection balloon ship HMS Canning in 1914 Returned to owners in 1919 Sold to Greece in 1921, renamed Okeanis |
| Canova | 1859 | General Cargo | 1,283 | Barque. Sold to Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1860 |
| Canova | 1876 | General Cargo | 1,120 | Sold to Brazil in 1883 |
| Canova | 1895 | General Cargo | 4,637 | 1899-1900 Boer War transport Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1901 Reverted to British flag in 1906 Torpedoed and Sunk off Ireland on 24 Dec 1917 by U-105[15][16] |
| Cassini | 1866 | General Cargo | 993 | Sold to R. T. Smyth & Co, Liverpool in 1871 |
| Cathaya | 1850 | General Cargo | 407 | Barque. Rebuilt to 503 tons in 1852. Lost at sea in 1857 |
| Cavour | 1881 | General Cargo | 632 | Brazilian coastal services Sold to Brazilian Government in 1891, renamed Itapeva |
| Cavour | 1895 | General Cargo | 4,914 | 1899-1900 Boer War transport Scrapped in 1929 |
| Caxton | 1883 | General Cargo | 2,784 | ex-Test Purchased from T. R. Oswald & Co, Liverpool in 1885, renamed Caxton Sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool in 1895, renamed Mendota |
| Ceres | 1850 | General Cargo | 117 | Topsail schooner. Sold to T.Colgan, Hull in 1856 |
| Cervantes | 1874 | General Cargo | 1,131 | Sold to Brazil renamed Camillo in 1884 |
| Cervantes | 1895 | General Cargo | 4,635 | Built by D. and W. Henderson and Company, Clydeside[17] 1899-1900 Boer War transport Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1902 Reverted to British flag in 1908 Captured and Sunk in South Atlantic by German cruiser Karlsruhe on 8 Oct 1914[18] |
| Chalgrove | 1862 | General Cargo | 513 | Barque. Sold to R.Habgood, London in 1869 |
| Chantry | 1890 | General Cargo | 2,788 | Wrecked near Valparaíso, Chile in 1896 |
| Chatham | 1883 | General Cargo | 647 | Brazilian coastal services Sold to Brazilian Government in 1891, renamed Itauna |
| Chatham | 1960 | General & refrigerated cargo | 3,563 | Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1962, renamed Mendoza Star |
| Chaucer | 1886 | General Cargo | 2,769 | Scrapped in 1913 |
| Chiltern | 1865 | General Cargo | 760 | Barque. Sold to Stoddart & Co in 1865; renamed Vanda |
| Christabel | 1845 | General Cargo | 335 | Barque. Sold to James Alexander, Workington in 1846 She was launched on 17 September 1845 and she operated in the cotton trade sailing from Alexandria, as well as seasonally on the marble trade from Italy to the UK and wherever cotton or marble was required. Later L+H voyages include new ports such as India, Australia, New Zealand and USA, especially New Orleans |
| Christabel | 1863 | General Cargo | 170 | Brigantine. Sold to H.F.Watt, Liverpool in 1864 |
| Christabel | 1867 | General Cargo | 660 | Barque. Sold to France in 1869, renamed Formose |
| Churchill | 1979 | General & refrigerated cargo | 17,082 | She was the last ship to carry Lamport & Holt livery ex-New Zealand Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1986, renamed Churchill Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1991, renamed Argentina Star |
| City of Rio de Janeiro | 1868 | General | 1,597 | Purchased from Tait & Co, London in 1870 Renamed Teniers in 1873 Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Scrapped in 1892 |
| Cockaponset | 1919 | General Cargo | 5,995 | Built by Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co, Bay Point, California In 1941 she was given to Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). On 20 May 1941 when on route from Houston - Halifax - Holyhead - Cardiff in Convoy HX 126 carrying a cargo of 2,719 tons steel, 1,924 tons carbon black, 250 tons TNT, 223 tons trucks and 1,162 tons general cargo when she was torpedoed by U-556 and sunk. The master and 40 crew members from the Cockaponset (Master Benjamin Green) were picked up by the Dutch rescue ship Hontestroom and landed at Reykjavik on 27 May[19][20] |
| Colbert | 1908 | General Cargo | 5,395 | Jointly owned with E. Grosos, Havre, sailed under French flag Torpedoed and Sunk by SM UC-37 in Mediterranean on 30 Apr 1917[21] She had previously been attacked by gunfire from SM U-39 with 2 killed, on 6 Apr 1916, off Sardinia |
| Columbia | 1939 | General & refrigerated cargo | 8,293 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 Renamed Dryden in 1953 Renamed Patagonia Star in 1955 Reverted to Columbia Star in 1957 Returned to Blue Star Line in 1959 |
| Coleridge | 1875 | General Cargo | 2,610 | Barque. Wrecked in 1865 |
| Coniston | 1857 | General Cargo | 204 | ex-Mira Purchased from Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1889, renamed Coleridge Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1890 Reverted to British flag in 1892 Scrapped in 1893 |
| Constable | 1959 | General Cargo | 3,022 | Built by Brooke Marine, Lowestoft Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1962, renamed Santos Star |
| Copernicus | 1861 | General Cargo | 1,597 | Sold to Messageries Imperiales, Marseilles (Messgeries Maritimes) in 1862, renamed Copernic |
| Copernicus | 1866 | General Cargo | 1,629 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1877 Wrecked Porto de Pedras, Brazil on 26 Feb 1883[22] |
| Copernicus | 1887 | General Cargo | 3,153 | Built by Oswald Mordaunt & Co, Southampton ex-Lilian Purchased from E. Bates & Co, Liverpool in 1888, renamed Copernicus Disappeared en route New York to Valparaiso in Oct 1895[23] |
| Cuvier | 1883 | General Cargo & (up to 80) passengers | 2,299 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Sunk in collision with Dovre off Goodwin Sands on 9 Mar 1900[24]. 26 lives lost. |
| Dalton | 1881 | General Cargo | 2,039 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Wrecked Isle of Islay on 27 Sep 1895. She ran aground on the West coast of Islay and was Wrecked while on a voyage from New York to the Clyde carrying a cargo of grain, oil and wood[25] |
| Debrett | 1940 | General Cargo | 6,244 | Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1955, renamed Washington Star Reverted to Debrett in 1956 Sold in 1964, renamed Ambasciata and scrapped |
| Defoe | 1940 | General Cargo | 6,245 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast On 24 Sep 1942, bound from Manchester to Famagusta with a cargo of drums of liquid chlorine and varnish, she caught fire after an explosion. The bow of the vessel was blown off and she was abandoned immediately[26]. She sank 2 days later |
| Defoe | 1945 | General Cargo | 8,641 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1954, renamed Geelong Star Reverted to Defoe in 1958 Sold to Panama in 1966, renamed Argolis Star |
| Delambre | 1873 | General Cargo | 1,308 | Sold to Thirkell & Co, Liverpool in 1896 |
| Delambre[27] | 1917 | General Cargo | 7,032 | ex-War Dame Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Delambre Captured and Sunk by German raider Thor on 7 Jul 1940[28] |
| Delane | 1937 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,761 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1954, renamed Seattle Star |
| Delius | 1937 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,783 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1954, renamed Portland Star Reverted to Delius in 1958 Sold to Morocco in 1961, renamed Kettara VII, and scrapped |
| Devis | 1938 | General Cargo/Passenger | 6,054 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast On 5 Jul 1943, she was attacked and damaged by enemy aircraft SE of Majorca, while engaged in Operation Husky (the invasion of Sicily). Later she was Torpedoed by U-593, and Sank NE of Cape Bengut. Fifty-two troops were killed |
| Devis | 1944 | General Cargo/Passenger | 9,883 | Built by Lithgows, Glasgow Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1955, renamed Oakland Star Reverted to Devis in 1956 Scrapped in 1962 |
| Donati | 1866 | General Cargo | 1,392 | Sold to A. Coote & Co, Liverpool in 1891 |
| Dryden | 1885 | General Cargo | 2,743 | Sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool in 1895, renamed Menemsha |
| Dryden | 1912 | General Cargo | 5,839 | Sold to Greece in 1932, renamed Panagiotis Th. Coumantaros |
| Dryden | 1944 | General Cargo | 9,883 | Built by Lithgows, Glasgow ex-Empire Haig Purchased from MOWT in 1946, renamed Dryden Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1951, renamed Fremantle Star Renamed Catalina Starin 1956 Reverted to Lamport & Holt in 1963, renamed Devis Sold in 1969, renamed Mondia, and later scrapped |
| Eddystone | 1860 | General Cargo | 526 | Barque. Sold to Young & Co, South Shields in 1861, renamed St.Mirram |
| Elizabeth Morrow | 1857 | General Cargo | 394 | Barque. Sold to Walker & Co, Glasgow in 1857 |
| Emma | 1845 | General Cargo | 376 | Sold to Schilizzi Bros., Liverpool in 1852[29] |
| Empire Bure | 1922 | General Cargo | 8,178 | ex-Elisabethville (Cie. Maritime Belge) Purchased by M.O.D. in 1947, renamed Empire Bure Managed by L & H as troopship Sold to Charlton SS Co., London in 1950, renamed Charlton Star |
| Empire Dynasty | 1944 | General Cargo | 9,896 | Built by J.L. Thompson and Sons, Sunderland 1944-1946 Managed by L & H Sold to Eastern & Australian SS Co. in 1946, renamed Eastern |
| Empire Franklin | 1941 | General Cargo | 7,289 | Built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields 1942-1945 Managed by L & H Sold to Andrew Weir & Co. in 1945, renamed Hazelbank |
| Empire Helford | 1915 | General Cargo | 6,852 | ex-Kościuszko (Gdynia America Line) Renamed ORP Gdynia in 1940 for Polish Navy, then taken over by MOWT, Managed by L & H Purchased by MOWT. in 1946, renamed Empire Helford as troopship Scrapped in 1950 |
| Empire Ibex | 1918 | General Cargo | 6,990 | ex-Edgefield Renamed Empire Ibex in 1941 Sank after collision with Empire MacAlpine on 3 July 1943 in Atlantic[30] |
| Empire Penryn | 1912 | Passenger | 6,345 | ex-Pulaski (Gdynia America Line),1940 taken over by MOWT, Managed by L & H Purchased by M.O.D in 1946, renamed Empire Penryn as troopship Scrapped in 1949 |
| Empire Star | 1946 | General Cargo | 7,027 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 Scrapped in 1971 |
| Empire Test | 1922 | General Cargo | 8,300 | ex-Thysville (Cie. Maritime Belge) Purchased by M.O.D. in 1947, renamed Empire Test, Managed by L & H as troopship Scrapped in 1952 |
| Euclid | 1877 | General Cargo | 1,545 | Sold to Brazil in 1898 |
| Euclid | 1911 | General Cargo | 4,877 | Built by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Howden ex-Horley Purchased from Houlder, Middleton & Co, London in 1912, renamed Euclid Sold to Ben Line in 1931, renamed Benvannoch |
| Flamsteed | 1866 | General Cargo/Passenger | 1,376 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) She was in collision with HMS Bellerophon, west of Madeira, during an attempt to exchange newspapers on 24 Nov 1873. She had her bow stove in and Sank a few hours later after the scarcely damaged Bellerophon took off her passengers and crew[31] |
| Flamsteed | 1892 | General Cargo | 3,381 | Built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company Ran aground and Wrecked near Imperial River, Chile when on a voyage from Antwerp to Valparaiso on the 26 Mar 1893[32] |
| Flaxman | 1882 | General Cargo | 2,175 | Sold to Brazil in 1903, renamed Canoe |
| Florentine | 1868 | General Cargo | 979 | Sold to Owen Edwards, Pwllheli in 1870 |
| Fremantle Star | 1960 | General & refrigerated cargo | 8,403 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1965 |
| Galileo | 1864 | 1,585 | Acquired from Malcomson Line takeover Sold to T. H. Jackson & Co, Liverpool in 1872, renamed Juan | |
| Galileo | 1873 | General cargo | 2,263 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1886 Scrapped in 1899 |
| Garrick | 1885 | General cargo | 2,561 | Sold to Norway as whaling supply ship in 1906, renamed Fridtjof Nansen |
| Gassendi | 1872 | General cargo | 1,249 | Sold to T & J. MacFarlane, Glasgow in 1885 |
| George Salt | 1936 | Tug | 77 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1945 Stationed at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Sold to Brazil in 1946, renamed Sao Cristovo |
| Glaramara | 1857 | General Cargo | 475 | Barque. Sold to Thomas Shute & Co. Liverpool |
| Grasmere | 1847 | General Cargo | 454 | Lost at sea in 1865 |
| Halley | 1865 | General cargo | 1,347 | Acquired from Malcomson Line takeover Scrapped in 1895 |
| Handel | 1881 | General cargo | 1,988 | Sold to Italy in 1902, renamed Guasco |
| Herschel | 1864 | General Cargo | 1,543 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Acquired from Malcomson Line takeover Wrecked at Maldonado Harbour, River Plate on 4 Dec 1865[33] |
| Herschel | 1879 | General Cargo | 1,950 | Scrapped after collision with Yeoward Line's Ardeola in River Mersey in 1902 |
| Herschel | 1914 | General Cargo | 6,293 | Scrapped in 1934 |
| Hevelius | 1874 | General Cargo | 2,611 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1889 Scrapped in 1903 |
| Hipparchus | 1867 | General Cargo | 1,840 | Acquired from Malcomson Line takeover Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Hulked at Buenos Aires in 1895 |
| Hogarth | 1883 | General Cargo | 2,057 | Sold to Brazil in 1904, renamed Attilio |
| Hogarth | 1921 | General Cargo | 8,109 | Scrapped in 1933 |
| Holbein | 1882 | General Cargo | 2,053 | Sold to Spain in 1901, renamed Timbre |
| Holbein | 1914 | General Cargo | 6,278 | Scrapped in 1935 |
| Homer | 1895 | General Cargo | 2,585 | Sold to Uruguay in 1912, renamed Odila |
| Horace | 1895 | General Cargo | 3,335 | Sunk 610 nautical miles (1,130 km) NNE from Pernambuco in South Atlantic by German raider Möwe on 9 Feb 1916[34] |
| Horrox | 1877 | General Cargo | 1,707 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Reverted to British flag in 1887 Scrapped in 1903 |
| Humboldt | 1866 | General Cargo | 1,346 | Sold to Brazil in 1894, renamed Camocin |
| Inventor | 1878 | General Cargo | 2,291 | Purchased from T & J. Harrison, Liverpool in 1905 Storage hulk at Buenos Aires in 1905 Sold to Chile as hulk in 1910, renamed Adriana |
| Ironsides | 1865 | General Cargo | 691 | Purchased from Girvan & Co, Liverpool in 1866 Sold to D. Jones, Briton Ferry in 1868 |
| Jane Morice | 1850 | General Cargo | 323 | Barque. Deleted from Lloyds Register in 1870 |
| Julius Caesar | 1838 | General Cargo | 738 | Purchased from Charles H. Marshall in 1846. Scrapped in 1853 |
| Junior | 1845 | General Cargo | 677 | Wooden barque. Built at Quebec. Wrecked in 1855 |
| Kathlamba | 1856 | General Cargo | 319 | Barque. Sold to Spain in 1869, renamed Carlos |
| Kepler | 1863 | General Cargo | 1,500 | Brig-rigged steamer, with auxiliary sails Rebuilt in 1871 to 2,232 tons Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Reverted to British flag in 1902 Scrapped in 1903 |
| Kinross | 1935 | General Cargo | 4,965 | 1941 Chartered by MOWT, Managed by L & H Torpedoed and sunk by U-203 in the North Atlantic on 24 June 1941[35][36] |
| La Plata | 1866 | General Cargo/Passenger | 1,778 | Taken over with Malcolmson Bros, Waterford in 1867 Sold to Bailey & Leetham, Hull in 1874 |
| Lalande | 1872 | General Cargo/Passenger | 1,048 | Sold to J. J. MacFarlane & Co, Glasgow in 1885 |
| Lalande | 1920 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,453 | Built by D. and W. Henderson and Company, Clydeside 1950 Sold to Italy in 1950, renamed Cristina Maria G. |
| Lalande | 1944 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,259 | Built by Barclay Curle, Glasgow ex-Pacific Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1951, renamed Lalande Sold to Italy in 1951, renamed Ninfea |
| Laplace | 1866 | General Cargo/Passenger | 1,410 | Sold to Brazil in 1894, renamed Capibaribe |
| Laplace | 1919 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,327 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton At 21.18 hours on 29 Oct 1942, the unescorted Laplace (Master Alexander MacKellan) was Torpedoed by U-159 350 nautical miles (650 km) SSE of Cape Agulhas, South Africa and Sunk by a Torpedo fired at 22.07 hours. The master, 55 crew members, 5 gunners and 2 passengers abandoned ship in 3 lifeboats and were all rescued. The occupants of one boat were picked up by a SAAF crash boat and landed at Port Elizabeth and the men in the boat of the third officer were picked up by the US Liberty ship George Gale and landed at Aden. Eleven survivors were picked up by the Brazilian freighter Porto Alegre, which itself was Sunk 3 Nov 1942 by U-504 and landed together with the other survivors at Port Elizabeth[37][38] |
| Laplace | 1944 | General Cargo | 7,283 | ex-Oregon Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1952, renamed Laplace Sold to Panama in 1953, renamed San Panteleimon |
| Lassell | 1878 | General Cargo | 1,957 | Sold to McCaldin Bros, New York in 1900 |
| Lassell | 1922 | General Cargo | 7,417 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton On 30 Apr 1941 she was Torpedoed by German submarine U-107 when 300 nautical miles (560 km) SW of the Cape Verde Islands 12°55′N 28°56′W / 12.917°N 28.933°W when on route from Liverpool for South America. She Sunk in ten minutes, stern first. The Captain, A.R.Bibby and 25 men got picked up by Benvrackie, but 15 of this number were lost when that too was Torpedoed on the 13th May. The Chief Officer with the rest of the crew were rescued in their boat by SS Egba.[39][40] |
| Lassell | 1943 | General Cargo | 7,176 | Built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Baltimore ex-Samariz Purchased from U.S. War Shipping Admin. In 1947, renamed Lassell Sold to Lebanon in 1962, renamed Alolos II |
| Leibnitz | 1873 | General Cargo/Passenger | 2,280 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1889 Scrapped in 1896 |
| Leighton | 1921 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,421 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton On 9 Aug 1947 she was scuttled with an obsolete cargo of ammunition, 100 nautical miles (190 km) NW of Malin Head[41] |
| Linnel | 1921 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,424 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton Scrapped in 1939 after grounding damage at Alexandria |
| Luna | 1889 | Tug | 193 | Based in Buenos Aires Transferred to Argentine owners in 1894 (lasted until 1975 when beached and abandoned) |
| Manchester | 1824 | General Cargo | 158 | Brigantine. Purchased from Armstrong, Workington in 1852. Scrapped in 1873 |
| Maraldi | 1873 | General Cargo | 1,002 | Built by Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co, Whitehaven Ran aground and was Wrecked near Pernambuco on 28 Feb 1875[42] |
| March | 1866 | General Cargo | 1,280 | Sold to C.Hill, Bristol in 1867, renamed Glenhaven |
| Marconi | 1916 | General Cargo | 7,402 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Goven, Glasgow Transferred to Kaye, Sons & Co, London in 1937 On 21 May 1941 when on route from Manchester to Rio Grande & the River Plate in ballast and in Convoy OB-322 she was Torpedoed by U-98 and Sunk 270 nautical miles (500 km) SE of Greenland.[43][44] |
| Margaret Gibson | 1844 | General Cargo | 124 | Schooner. Purchased from W.Gibson, Hull in 1850. Rebuilt to 148t. Deleted from Lloyds Register in 1866 |
| Maskelyne | 1874 | General Cargo | 2,605 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1889 Sank in Atlantic on 31 Jan 1903[45] |
| Meissonier | 1914 | General Cargo | 7,206 | Sold to Nelson Line in 1930 |
| Memling | 1872 | General Cargo | 1,007 | ex-Malaga Purchased from Malcolm & Co, London in 1873, renamed Memling Sold to Monteith & Co, Glasgow in 1885 |
| Memling | 1915 | General Cargo | 7,307 | Built by A McMillan & Sons, Dumbarton On 3 Oct 1917 when in the Laberildut Channel, near Brest she was Torpedoed without warning and Sunk by an unknown submarine. She was on route from Montreal to Bordeaux[46] |
| Memling | 1942 | General Cargo | 7,017 | Built by Short Brothers of Sunderland ex-Empire Bardolph Purchased from MOWT in 1945, renamed Memling Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1953, renamed Vancouver Star Reverted to Memling in 1957 Scrapped in 1959 |
| Memnon | 1861 | General Cargo | 1,210 | Sold to Blue Funnel Line in 1883 |
| Memphis | 1856 | General Cargo | 416 | Barque. Sold to Phillips & Co., Liverpool in 1862 |
| Millais | 1916 | General Cargo | 7,224 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast Sold to Blue Star Line in 1938, renamed Scottish Star |
| Millais | 1942 | General Cargo | 6,782 | Built by C. Connell & Co. Ltd, Glasgow ex-Empire Geraint Purchased from MOWT in 1946, renamed Millais Transferred to Blue Star Line in 1952, renamed Oregon Star |
| Millais | 1944 | General Cargo | 7,053 | ex-Fresno Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1957, renamed Millais Sold to Hong Kong in 1960, renamed Grosvenor Navigator |
| Milton | 1888 | General Cargo | 2,679 | Scrapped in 1910 |
| Moliere | 1915 | General Cargo | 7,206 | Sold to Nelson Line in 1929 |
| Mozart | 1881 | General Cargo | 1,994 | Scrapped in 1902 |
| Murillo | 1915 | General Cargo | 4,432 | Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast Sold to Nelson Line in 1929 |
| Murillo | 1942 | General Cargo | 7,046 | ex-Celtic Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1947, renamed Murillo Sold to Italy in 1952, renamed Bogliasco |
| Murillo | 1944 | General Cargo | 7,201 | ex-Tacoma Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1957, renamed Murillo Laid up in 1959 Scrapped in 1961 |
| Mornington | 1868 | General Cargo | 1,357 | Sold to J.Owen, Carnarvon in 1868 |
| Moslem | 1835 | General Cargo | 170 | Brigantine. Purchased from J.Value, London in 1848. Sold to T.Blesset, Liverpool in 1853 |
| Napan Belle | 1849 | General Cargo | 332 | Barque. Scrapped in 1856 |
| Napier Star | 1942 | General & refrigerated cargo | 7,166 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 Transferred to Booth Line in 1953 |
| Naysmyth | 1880 | General cargo | 2,001 | Scrapped in 1902 |
| Naysmyth | 1919 | General cargo | 6,509 | ex-War Vision Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Naysmyth Scrapped in 1938 after grounding damage in Canary Islands |
| Nazarine | 1854 | General Cargo | 921 | Purchased from James Fisher & Sons, Liverpool in 1862. Sold to Curwin & Co, Liverpool in 1865 |
| New Zealand Star | 1935 | General & refrigerated cargo | 10,746 | Chartered from Blue Star Line in 1950 Transferred to Booth Line in 1953 |
| Newton | 1864 | General cargo | 1,324 | Wrecked off Madeira carrying coffee and sugar from Bahia to London on 9 Apr 1881[47] |
| Newton | 1888 | General Cargo | 2,540 | Scrapped in 1910 |
| Newton | 1919 | General Cargo | 6,509 | ex-War Justice Purchased from The Shipping Controller in 1919, renamed Newton Sold to Greece in 1933, renamed Mount Orthrys |
| Olbers | 1870 | General Cargo | 2,162 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1886 Scrapped in 1901 |
| Old Harry | 1843 | General Cargo | 98 | Ketch. Purchased from C.Pybus, Rochester in 1857. Deleted from Lloyds Register in 1870 |
| Pascal | 1869 | General Cargo | 1,876 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Reverted to British flag in 1887 Scrapped in 1897 |
| Pascal | 1913 | General Cargo | 5,587 | Built by A McMillan & Sons, Dumbarton On 17 Dec 1916 Pascal, on voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Cherbourg, was sunk by U-70, 12 nautical miles (22 km) N from the Casquets. 2 persons were lost[48][49] |
| Phidias | 1890 | General Cargo | 2,822 | Sold to Brazil in 1911, renamed Tupy |
| Phidias | 1913 | General Cargo | 5,623 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton In 1934 she was transferred to the Lamport & Holt Line Ltd On 8 June 1941 she was shelled and sunk by U-46 in 48°25′N 26°12′W / 48.417°N 26.200°W in the North Atlantic on passage Clyde for Table Bay. 8 crew were lost out of 51. She was carrying government stores, ammunition and 14 aircraft. U-46 had fired her last torpedo at the vessel, but she did not sink so they surfaced and opened fire on her with their deck gun. They began ten minutes after midnight and shelled the ship for 35 minutes until her crew abandoned the burning and sinking wreck. 8 men were killed including Captain Ernest Holden Parks.[50][51] |
| Plato | 1878 | General Cargo | 1,675 | Built by A. Leslie and Company, Hebburn-On-Tyne (Newcastle) Main Propeller shaft broke and sank afterwards without loss of life. The ship was on voyage Liverpool for Brazil[52] |
| Pliny | 1878 | General Cargo | 1,671 | Built by Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Barrow While on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to New York carrying a cargo of wood, hides and coffee, she ran aground and was wrecked on the beach at Deal, New Jersey[53] |
| Plutarch | 1913 | General Cargo | 5,613 | Sold to Yugoslavia in 1931, renamed Durmitor |
| Ptolemy | 1865 | General Cargo | 1,115 | Scrapped in 1896 |
| Princeza | 1849 | General Cargo | 149 | Brigantine. Purchased from Miller & Co., Liverpool in 1853. Sold in 1862 |
| Queen | 1848 | General Cargo | 104 | Schooner. Purchased from A.Owens, Teignmouth in 1854. Sold to Pritchard, Bangor in 1859 |
| Queensland Star | 1957 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 9,920 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1965 |
| Raeburn | 1900 | General Cargo/Passenger | 6,511 | 1900 Boer War transport Chartered to French Government in 1914, for 6 voyages Scrapped in 1931 |
| Raeburn | 1949 | General Cargo/Passenger | 9,096 | ex-Wanstead Chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London in 1964, renamed Raeburn Returned to owners in 1964, renamed Wanliu |
| Raeburn | 1952 | General Cargo/Passenger | 8,292 | Chartered to Blue Star Line in 1958, renamed Colorado Star Chartered to Austasia Line (Blue Star subsidiary) in 1972, renamed Mahsuri Returned to owners in 1977, renamed Roland Scrapped in 1978 |
| Raeburn | 1957 | General Cargo/Passenger | 6,291 | Built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee ex-Canadian Star Chartered from Blue Star Line in 1972, renamed Raeburn Purchased from Blue Star Line in 1975 Sold to Cyprus in 1979, renamed Braeburn |
| Raphael | 1898 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,699 | 1899-1900 Boer War transport Scrapped in 1930 |
| Raphael | 1953 | General Cargo/Passenger | 7,917 | Built by Bartram & Sons, Sunderland Sold to Cyprus in 1976, renamed Pola Rika |
| Rembrandt | 1899 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,667 | 1900 Boer War transport Scrapped in 1922 |
| Renoir | 1952 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,300 | Built by Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland ex-Benedict Chartered from Booth Line in 1967, renamed Renoir Sold to Panama in 1971, renamed Diamond Star |
| Rhodesia Star | 1943 | General & refrigerated cargo | 8,642 | Chartered from Blue Star Line in 1949 Returned to owners in 1959 |
| Rockhampton Star | 1958 | General & refrigerated cargo | 10,619 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1965 |
| Roland | 1949 | General Cargo | 7,344 | Built by A. Stephens & Sons. Ltd, Glasgow ex-Dunedin Star Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1968, renamed Roland Sold to Cyprus in 1975, renamed Jessica |
| Romney | 1898 | General Cargo/Passenger | 4,464 | 1900 Boer War transport Scrapped in 1926 |
| Romney | 1952 | General Cargo/Passenger | 8,237 | Built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Scrapped in 1978 |
| Romney | 1979 | General Cargo | 12,214 | ex-Ruddbank Purchased from Andrew Weir & Co. in 1983, renamed Romney Sold to Hong Kong in 1986, renamed Lairg |
| Ronsard | 1957 | General Cargo | 7,848 | Built by Bartram & Sons, Sunderland Sold to Panama in 1980, renamed Obestein |
| Rothay | 1858 | General Cargo | 198 | Schooner. Sold to J.Hainsworth, Liverpool in 1864 |
| Rosse | 1875 | General Cargo | 1,683 | Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1887 Sold to Brazil in 1898 |
| Rossetti | 1900 | General Cargo | 6,508 | Scrapped in 1929 |
| Rossetti | 1950 | General Cargo | 5,664 | Built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee ex-Woodford Chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London in 1963, renamed Rossetti Reverted owners in 1964, as Woodford |
| Rossetti | 1956 | General Cargo | 4,538 | Chartered to Booth Line in 1963, renamed Boniface Reverted to Rossetti in 1967 Chartered to Booth in 1970, renamed Boniface Sold to Greece in 1974, renamed Amaryllis |
| Rossetti | 1958 | General Cargo | 9,221 | ex-Weybridge Chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London in 1964, renamed Rossetti Reverted to owners as Weybridge in 1964 |
| Rossini | 1952 | General Cargo | 4,495 | Built by Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland |
| Rubens | 1872 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 1,709 | Became refrigerated store ship at Punta Arenas in 1900 Hulked in 1909 |
| Rubens | 1951 | General Cargo | 4,472 | Built by Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland ex-Dunstan Chartered from Booth Line in 1966, renamed Rubens Sold to Greece in 1973, renamed Irini K |
| Rydal | 1852 | General Cargo | 262 | Brig. Sold to Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1852 |
| Saladin | 1856 | General Cargo | 510 | Purchased from West India & Pacific SS Co, Liverpool in 1865 Sold to J. Martin, Liverpool in 1872 |
| Sallust | 1898 | General Cargo | 3,628 | Scrapped in 1924 |
| Sallust | 1945 | General Cargo | 3,844 | ex-Dunstan Transferred from Booth Line in 1958, renamed Sallust Transferred to Austasia Line in 1959, renamed Malacca |
| Sallust | 1948 | General Cargo | 2,293 | Built by Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland ex-Dunstan Transferred from Booth Line in 1951, renamed Sallust Reverted to Booth Line in 1958, renamed Dunstan |
| Samana | 1943 | General Cargo | 7,256 | 1943 Managed for MOWT Returned to USA in 1947, renamed William F. Vilas |
| Samarovsk | 1943 | General Cargo | 7,256 | 1943 Managed for MOWT Returned to USA in 1947, renamed Henry M. Robinson |
| Samur | 1943 | General Cargo | 7,256 | 1943 Managed for MOWT Returned to USA in 1948 |
| Sargent | 1945 | General Cargo | 3,843 | ex-Jutahy Transferred from Booth Line in 1954, renamed Sargent Sold to Greece in 1962, renamed Pamit |
| Saxon Star | 1942 | General Cargo | 7,355 | ex-Empire Strength Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 as Saxon Star Transferred to Booth Line in 1954. Eventually ended up wrecked on 15 Oct 1968 in the Black Sea while under the Greek flag |
| Scottish Star | 1950 | General & refrigerated cargo | 10,174 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Trapped in Suez Canal by Arab-Israel War in 1967 Abandoned to underwriters in 1970 Towed to Port Said & sold to Greece in 1975, renamed Kavo Yerakas |
| Sarah J.Eills | 1867 | General Cargo | 1,306 | Sold to W&R Wright, Liverpool in 1871, renamed Bride of Lorne[54] |
| Sheridan | 1918 | General Cargo | 4,665 | Sold to Alexandria Nav. Co. in 1947, renamed Star of Cairo |
| Sheridan | 1945 | General Cargo | 3,843 | ex-Hickory Glen Purchased from MOWT in 1947, renamed Sheridan Transferred to Austasia Line in 1960, renamed Matupi |
| Sheridan | 1961 | General Cargo | 1,535 | Chartered from Booth Line Reverted to Booth Line in 1967, renamed Cyril |
| Siddons | 1886 | General Cargo | 2,846 | Sold to Bellingall & Garroway, Glasgow in 1894 |
| Siddons | 1910 | General Cargo | 4,189 | ex-Tremont Purchased from E. C. Thin & Co, Liverpool in 1911, renamed Siddons Sold to R. J. Thomas, Cardiff in 1923, renamed Cambrian Maid |
| Siddons | 1952 | General Cargo | 4,459 | Built by Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland Renamed Rubens in 1955 Chartered to Booth Line in 1965, renamed Bernard Returned to owners in 1967, renamed Rossini Transferred to Booth Line in 1979, renamed Bernard |
| Siddons | 1959 | General Cargo | 1,282 | Chartered to Booth Line in 1962, renamed Veras Sold to Panama in 1973 |
| Simoda | 1854 | General Cargo | 697 | Purchased from Kirk & Worrall, in 1855. Chartered to British Government as Crimea War transport in 1856 and Wrecked in the Dardanelles |
| Sirius | 1869 | General Cargo | 2,175 | Purchased from Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1878 Scrapped in 1899 |
| Socrates | 1913 | General Cargo | 4,979 | Sold to Greece in 1930, renamed P. Margaronis |
| Southern Queen | 1866 | General Cargo | 789 | Ship. Sold to Jenkins & Co, Liverpool in 1880, re-rigged as barque |
| Spenser | 1885 | General Cargo | 2,477 | Sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool in 1895, renamed Manitou |
| Spenser | 1910 | General Cargo | 4,186 | Built by Armstrong W. G. & Whitworth Co. Ltd, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne ex-Tripoli Purchased from E. C. Thin & Co, Liverpool in 1911, renamed Spenser On a voyage from Buenos Aires to Liverpool with general cargo, she was sunk by the U-61, 35 nautical miles (65 km) NE of Tuskar Rock, St Georges Channel. There were no casualties[55][56] |
| Spenser | 1935 | General Cargo | 6,334 | Built by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack ex-Star of el Nil Purchased from MOWT in 1950, renamed Spenser Renamed Roscoe in 1955 Scrapped in 1962 |
| Spenser | 1959 | General Cargo | 1,312 | Sold to Panama Shipping Co, Panama in 1961 Chartered to Booth Line renamed Valiente |
| Spenser | 1961 | General Cargo | 1,535 | Chartered from Booth Line in 1961 Reverted to Booth Line in 1967, renamed Cuthbert |
| Stella | 1880 | Tug | 106 | Based in Buenos Aires Sold to Argentina in 1894 |
| Strabo | 1881 | General Cargo | 1,910 | Scrapped in 1905 |
| Strabo | 1913 | General Cargo | 4,910 | Sold to Greece in 1932, renamed Pauline |
| Sumroo | 1865 | General Cargo | 612 | Sold to Germany in 1867 |
| Swinburne | 1918 | General Cargo | 4,665 | Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton Sunk during an air raid by German Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor aircraft on 26 Feb 1941 off Ireland[57] |
| Talisman | 1860 | General Cargo | 738 | Built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock Purchased from West India & Pacific SS Co, Liverpool in 1865 Foundered 48 nautical miles (89 km) NW of The Burlings archipelago off Portugal on 23 January 1873[58] |
| Tennyson | 1900 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 3,901 | ex-Evangeline Purchased from Furness, Withy & Co in 1902, renamed Tennyson Taken over by the Admiralty as Convoy commodore ship in 1914 Sold to Chile in 1922, renamed Valparaiso |
| Terence | 1902 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 4,309 | Built by D. and W. Henderson and Company, Clydeside, Yard No 428 for the Liverpool Brazil & River Plate SN Co. (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool. She was powered by a steam engine, single screw giving 11 knots On 28 April 1917, when on route from Buenos Aires to Liverpool she was shelled and torpedoed by U-81 when 150 nautical miles (280 km) NW x W from Fastnet, Ireland at 52°40′N 12°55′W / 52.667°N 12.917°W.[59][60] |
| Thales | 1873 | General & refrigerated Cargo | 1,488 | Sold to France in 1891, renamed Jules Coudert Specially fitted for the carriage of frozen meat to USA |
| Thebes | 1850 | General Cargo | 432 | Purchased from Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1858. Sold to E. S. Roberts, London in 1862 |
| Thespis | 1901 | General Cargo | 4,343 | Scrapped in 1930 |
| Thornhill | 1848 | General Cargo | 698 | Deleted from Lloyds Register in 1856 |
| Tidal Wave | 1867 | General Cargo | 1,280 | Sold to Fletcher & Parr, Liverpool in 1868, renamed Louisa Fletcher[61] |
| Timaru Star | 1945 | General & refrigerated cargo | 7,930 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1950 Renamed California Star in 1958 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1959 |
| Timour | 1865 | General Cargo | 1,331 | Sold to Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1865 |
| Tintoretto | 1902 | General Cargo | 4,181 | Scrapped in 1930 |
| Titian | 1902 | General Cargo | 4,170 | Built at Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Sister ship of Thespis & Tintoretto Torpedoed and Sunk by Austrian submarine U-14 off Malta at 34°20′N 17°30′E / 34.333°N 17.500°E[62][63] |
| Tycho Brahe | 1867 | General Cargo | 1,876 | Built at Hebburn Acquired from Malcomson Line takeover Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1878 Sold to Charles Wells, London in 1892, renamed Palais Royale |
| Ulster Star | 1959 | General & refrigerated cargo | 10,413 | Transferred from Blue Star Line in 1964 Reverted to Blue Star Line in 1965 |
| Vandyck | 1867 | General Cargo/Passenger | 1,502 | ex-Warrior Purchased from T & J. Harrison, Liverpool in 1872, renamed Vandyck hulked at Rio de Janeiro in 1892 |
| Vandyck | 1911 | General Cargo/Passenger | 9,872 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Captured on voyage from Buenos Aires to New York carrying 200+, mainly US passengers and a valuable cargo, and sunk off Maranhão, Brazil by German cruiser SMS Karlsruhe (1916)[64] |
| Vandyck | 1921 | General Cargo/Passenger | 13,233 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Sunk by Luftwaffe dive bombers, off Andenes, near Harstad while planning to assist in the evacuation of the port (operation Alfabet). Two officers and five ratings were killed. 29 officers and 132 ratings went for the boats and were taken POW. by the Germans when they came ashore. Destroyers HMS Delight and HMS Firedrake were sent to unsuccessfully search for Vandyck when she failed to arrive at the rendezvous. [65] |
| Vasari | 1908 | Passenger | 10,117 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast 1919-1921 Chartered to Cunard Sold to Hellyer Bros, Hull in 1928, renamed Arctic Queen |
| Vauban | 1912 | General Cargo/Passenger | 10,660 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Chartered to Royal Mail Line in 1913, renamed Alcala Reverted to Vauban in 1913 Laid up in 1930 Scrapped in 1932 |
| Velasquez | 1906 | Passenger | 7,452 | Built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Ltd On 17 October 1908 soon after leaving Santos harbour and heading N with a cargo of coffee, post and passengers, on the route New York to Buenos Aires, she entered an area of intense fog and eventually hit the rocks at Ponta da Sela (Ilhabela) suffering serious damage. All passengers and crew managed to leave the ship and took shelter on a nearby beach (Praia do Veloso) being rescued the day after by another vessel.[66] |
| Verdi | 1907 | General Cargo/Passenger | 6,578 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast On a voyage from New York to Liverpool, was sunk by U-53, 115 nautical miles (213 km) NWxN of Eagle Island, County Mayo at 55°15′N 13°20′W / 55.250°N 13.333°W. 6 persons were lost[67][68] |
| Verdi | 1954 | General Cargo | 571 | ex-Hermes Purchased from Germany in 1955, renamed Verdi Sold to Holland in 1963, renamed Kilo |
| Veronese | 1906 | Passenger | 7,877 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Sailing on a voyage from Liverpool to Buenos Aires via Vigo, Leixoes, Venezuela , Brazil and Argentina, and carrying 221 people, she collided in very thick fog and rough seas with rocks near Leça da Palmeira, Portugal. The rescue lasted more than 48 hours due to sea state using breeches buoy two rescue boats to recover survivors. There were 38 casualties, 5 of them crewmen[69] |
| Vestris | 1912 | Passenger | 10,494 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast Having left New York for Barbados and Buenos Aires with 129 passengers and 197 crew, encountered heavy weather the next day, and on the evening was struck by waves of exceptional size and force, flooding the boat deck, and amongst other damage washing two life-boats away. Part of her cargo and bunker coal shifted, and as a result she took on a heavy list to starboard, from which she was unable to recover, the pumps being unable to cope. By the following day the ship was in a bad way, and having failed to right her, Capt. Carey sent out an SOS. The ship quickly increased her list, and had to be abandoned about 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Hampton Roads, sinking at 14:00. Life-boats were picked up by the steamers American Shipper, Miriam and Berlin (later Admiral Nakhimov), and by the USS Wyoming. Capt. Carey was among the 112 passengers and crew lost.[70] |
| Virgil | 1896 | General Cargo/Passenger | 3,338 | Scrapped in 1924 |
| Virgil | 1956 | General Cargo | 404 | Chartered from Panama Shipping Co, Panama in 1956 Sold to Holland in 1963, renamed Metre |
| Voltaire | 1907 | General Cargo/Passenger | 8,406 | Built by D. and W. Henderson and Company, Glasgow Captured and sunk by SMS Möwe on 2 December 1916, 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) WxN from Fastnet. She was on a voyage from Liverpool in ballast to Boston via Halifax, Nova Scotia[71] |
| Voltaire | 1923 | Passenger | 13,233 | Built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast On 27 October 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an Armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 4 January 1940. On 4 April 1941 HMS Voltaire (A/Capt. James Alexander Pollard Blackburn, DSC, (retired)) was on isolated patrol in the central Atlantic, about 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) W of the Cape Verde Islands: at 0615 hrs she was spotted by the lookouts of the German auxiliary cruiser Thor and the ships headed for each other. At 0645 hrs the opponents opened fire and by 0649 hrs Voltaire was ablaze, by 0715 hrs only 2 guns remained in action and by 0800 hrs she hoisted a white flag, sinking shortly afterwards by the stern with a heavy port list. 75 dead and 197 survivors rescued by the Germans. In the action, Thor expended 724 rounds of 150mm[72] |
| West Riding | 1864 | General Cargo | 1,089 | Purchased from T. Seddon, in 1868 and renamed Edith. Sold in 1870 |
| Wilhelmina | 1843 | General Cargo | 168 | Brig. Purchased from J. Moss & Co, Liverpool in 1849. Sold to Byers & Co, Workington in 1852 |
| William Ward | 1842 | General Cargo | 755 | Sold to W. Morgan, Liverpool in 1853 |
| Willimantic | 1918 | General Cargo | 4,857 | Built by Todd Drydock and Construction, Tacoma 1940 Managed for MOWT The Armed Merchant Cruiser was torpedoed and sunk by U-156 on 24 June 1942 in Atlantic[73][74] |
| Wordsworth | 1882 | General Cargo | 3,260 | ex-Capella Purchased from Rathbone & Co., Liverpool in 1889, renamed Wordsworth Transferred to Belgian subsidiary in 1890 Ran aground and was wrecked at Assu Torre near Bahia on a voyage from New York to Bahia on the 4 August 1902[75] |
| Zulu | 1857 | General Cargo | 278 | Built at Greenock Sold to Port Louis, Mauritius owners in 1858 |
Merseyside Maritime Museum
The museum holds models of Titan (1902), Verdi (1907), Vauban (1912) and Delius (1937).
See Also
Alfred Booth and Company
Blue Star Line
Booth Line
Elder Dempster
Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant
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- Heaton, P.M. (1977). "Lamport and Holt Line". Sea Breezes.
- Harlaftis, Gelina (1997). A History of Greek-Owned Shipping - the Making of an International Tramp-Fleet, 1830 to the Present Day. Routledge.
External links
- "Lamport & Holt Line". The Ships List. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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