Allan Line
The Allan Line was a Canadian - British shipping company with headquarters in Montreal and offices in Liverpool and Glasgow . The company was one of the most important shipping companies in the transatlantic liner service between Europe and North America .
history
In 1854 the brothers Andrew and Hugh Allan founded the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company Ltd. together with other Canadian partners . , for which the general name Allan Line soon became established. The new company set up a liner service between Canada and Great Britain. Both brothers and their three other siblings came into contact with seafaring at an early age, because their father Alexander "Sandy" Allan had been running a sailing ship company since 1819. The ships of the Allan Line could be recognized by a red funnel with a white band below the black cap and the names of the ships usually ended in "... ian" (e.g. Canadian).
The Allans initially set up a direct connection from Liverpool via Moville to Montreal / Québec or Halifax / Portland . From 1856, Glasgow was also called at , alongside Liverpool, the starting port of this route and New York / Boston as further terminal ports. As a result of further expansion of the route network, the ports of Baltimore , Philadelphia and Norfolk were later served by ships of the Allan Line . In 1876 the company set up a line service to South America , from Glasgow to Montevideo and Buenos Aires . In 1902 this service was given up again. From 1888 ships of the Allan Line also sailed from London via Le Havre to Montreal and Québec.
Right from the start, the shipping company used screw steamers that were equipped to transport passengers and freight. Speed did not play a major role for the shipping company, economy came first. The ships of the line grew slowly but steadily in size and in 1899 the first 10,000-tonne vessel, the Bavarian , went into service.
In 1891 the bankrupt State Line was bought out, but most of the line's ships were quickly sold off. In 1905 the sister ships Victorian and Virginian took up the liner service, they were the first turbine steamers on the transatlantic route. In 1915 a joint venture was set up with the Canadian Pacific Line (CP) under the label CP Ocean Service . In 1917 Canadian Pacific bought the Allan Line , the name went under.
Ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | Canadian (I) | 1764 GRT | k. A. | Sunk near Québec in 1857 |
| 1854 | Indian | 1764 GRT | k. A. | Sunk at Kap Race in 1859 (27 dead) |
| 1856 | Anglo Saxon | 1715 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk at Kap Race in 1863 (238 dead) |
| 1856 | North American | 1715 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sold in 1874 |
| 1858 | North Briton | 2187 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk off the island of Paraquet in 1861 |
| 1858 | Nova Scotian | 2187 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | 1873: 3305 BRT / 1893 out of service |
| 1859 | Bohemian | 2200 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk near Portland in 1864 (20 dead) |
| 1859 | Hungarian (I) | 2187 GRT | k. A. | Sunk near Sable Island in 1860 (205 dead) |
| 1860 | Canadian (II) | 1926 GRT | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Sunk on Belle Isle Street in 1861 (35 dead) |
| 1861 | Hibernian (I) | 1888 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | 1871: 2752 BRT / 1884: 3440 BRT / 1901 out of service |
| 1861 | Norwegian (I) | 1888 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | Sunk near the island of Saint-Pierre in 1863 |
| 1861 | St. Andrew | 1516 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1873: Waldensian , 2256 BRT / 1903 out of service |
| 1861 | St. George | 1516 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sunk at Seal Island in 1869 |
| 1864 | St. David | 1516 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1873: Phoenician , 2356 BRT / 1905 out of service |
| 1864 | Peruvian | 2549 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1874: 3038 BRT / 1905 out of service |
| 1864 | Moravian | 2549 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1874: 3323 BRT / 1881 sunk near Nova Scotia |
| 1864 (1855) | Belgian | 2229 GRT | Caird & Co. Ltd., Greenock | 1855: ex Hammonia , Hapag / 1864 sold to AL / 1872 |
| 1865 (1856) | Corinthian (I) | 1516 GRT | k. A. | 1856 ex Damascus for Cunard Line / 1865 sold to AL / 1881 |
| 1867 | Austrian | 2466 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1905 out of service |
| 1867 | Nestorian | 2466 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1878: 2689 BRT / 1897 out of service |
| 1869 (1866) | European | 2639 GRT | k. A. | 1866: ex William Penn , London & New York / 1868 sold to AL / 1872 |
| 1869 | Prussian | 2794 GRT | A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow | 1898 out of service |
| 1870 | Caspian | 2794 GRT | London & Glasgow Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1897 out of service |
| 1870 | Scandinavian (I) | 2840 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1899 out of service |
| 1871 | Sarmatian | 3647 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1898: Cargo ship / 1908 out of service |
| 1872 | Polynesian | 3983 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1893: Laurentian , 4522 BRT / 1909 sunk at Kap Race |
| 1873 | Circassian | 3211 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1875: 3724 BRT / 1896 out of service |
| 1873 | Canadian (III) | 2911 GRT | T. Royden & Sons Ltd., Liverpool | 1892: cargo ship / 1903 out of service |
| 1875 | Sardinian | 4,399 GRT | R. Steele & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1900: Cargo ship / transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917 |
| 1880 | Persian | 3923 GRT | A. McMillan & Sons Ltd., Dumbarton | 1902 out of service |
| 1880 | Grecian | 3613 GRT | W. Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 1898: towed the Cromartyshire (still as a passenger ship) when the La Bourgogne sank / cargo ship / sank near Halifax in 1902 |
| 1879 | Buenos Ayrean | 5359 GRT | R. Napier & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | 1911 out of service |
| 1881 | Parisian | 5359 GRT | R. Napier & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | 1913 out of service |
| 1882 | Hanoverian | 3503 GRT | k. A. | Sunk near Newfoundland in 1885 |
| 1884 | Carthaginian | 4444 GRT | Govan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Govan | 1900: cargo ship / torpedoed and sunk in 1917 |
| 1884 (1865) | Norwegian (II) | 3523 GRT | Tod & McGregor Ltd., Glasgow | 1865: ex City of New York , Inman Line / 1884 to AL / 1903 out of service |
| 1885 | Corean | 3488 GRT | k. A. | 1905: cargo ship / 1908 out of service |
| 1887 (1882) | Pomeranian | 4,364 GRT | Earle's Shipbuilding , Hull | 1882: ex Grecian Monarch , Monarch Line / 1887 to AL / 1917 to CP |
| 1887 (1880) | Assyrian | 3970 GRT | Earle's Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Hull | 1880: ex Assyrian Monarch , Monarch Line / 1887 to AL / 1902 out of service |
| 1888 | Rosarian | 3,077 GRT | k. A. | 1910 out of service |
| 1888 | Monte Videan | 3,077 GRT | k. A. | 1910 out of service |
| 1890 | Brazilian | 3204 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1910 |
| 1891 | Numidian | 4838 GRT | D. & W. Henderson Ltd., Glasgow | Sold to the Royal Navy in 1914 |
| 1891 | Mongolian | 4838 GRT | D. & D. Henderson Ltd., Glasgow | Sold to the Royal Navy in 1915 |
| 1891 | Californian | 4244 GRT | k. A. | 1891: State of California , State Line / 1898: Californian / sold in 1901 |
| 1894 | Orcadian | 3546 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1914 |
| 1897 (1881) | Turanian | 4225 GRT | k. A. | 1881: ex Tower Hill / 1897 sold to AL / 1898 |
| 1897 (1882) | Livonian | 4225 GRT | k. A. | 1882: ex Ludgate Hill / 1897 to AL / 1914 sold to the Royal Navy |
| 1897 (1883) | Roumanian | 4225 GRT | k. A. | 1883: ex Richmond Hill / 1897 to AL / 1899 sunk near Cape Verde |
| 1899 | Castillian | 7441 GRT | k. A. | Sank in Fundy Bay on her maiden voyage in 1899 |
| 1899 | Bavarian | 10,576 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | |
| 1900 | Tunisian | 10,576 GRT | W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton | 1917 transferred to Canadian Pacific and Marburn renamed |
| 1899 | Sicilian | 6227 GRT | Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast | 1912 out of service |
| 1900 | Corinthian (II) | 6227 GRT | Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast | 1908: 7333 BRT / 1917 transferred to Canadian Pacific |
| 1899 (1875) | Gallia | 4809 GRT | J. & G. Thomson, Clydebank | 1879: Beaver Line / 1899 sunk to AL / 1899 |
| 1900 | Ontarian | 4078 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1913 |
| 1901 | Ionian | 8268 GRT | Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917 |
| 1901 | Pretorian | 6948 GRT | Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., Hartlepool | 1908: 7654 BRT / 1917 transferred to Canadian Pacific |
| 1901 | Huronian | 6948 GRT | Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., Hartlepool | Lost at sea in 1902 |
| 1904 ( 1902 ) | Hibernian (II) | 4590 GRT | C. Napier & Miller, Glasgow | ex Orient Point / sold in 1913 and in Amiral Ganteaume renamed |
| 1904 ( 1902 ) | Hungarian (II) | 4508 GRT | C. Napier & Miller, Glasgow | ex Southpoint / sold in 1913 and in Amiral Charner renamed |
| 1905 | Victorian | 10,757 GRT | Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917, renamed Marloch in 1922 , and canceled in 1929 |
| 1905 | Virginian | 10,757 GRT | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917 / sold in 1920 |
| 1907 | Grampian | 10187 GRT | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917 |
| 1907 | Corsican | 11419 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1917 transferred to Canadian Pacific and Marvale renamed |
| 1908 | Hesperian | 10920 GRT | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | 1915 torpedoed and sunk (32 dead) |
| 1911 (1898) | Scotian | 10 322 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1898: ex Statendam , Holland-America Lijn / 1911 to AL / 1917 to CP |
| 1912 (1898) | Scandinavian (II) | 12099 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1898: ex New England , Dominion Line / 1912 to AL / 1917 to CP |
| 1914 | Alsatian | 18,481 GRT | W. Beardmore & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917, Empress of France (I) |
| 1914 | Calgarian | 17515 GRT | Fairfield Shipbuilders, Glasgow | Transferred to Canadian Pacific in 1917 |
