Atlantic Transport Line
The Atlantic Transport Line ( ATL ) was an American shipping company that existed from 1883 to 1936 and was headquartered in Baltimore . The ships were registered in Great Britain . The company operated a successful liner service on the North Atlantic between North America and Europe .
history
In 1883 the American Bernard Baker founded the Atlantic Transport Line based in Baltimore to maintain a freighter service to London . In order to better survive in this business, the ships were registered in Great Britain . But the shareholders all came from the USA . The ships were easily recognized by a red chimney with white ribbon below the dark blue cap and the ship's name began at the beginning with the letter S on, and later with M .
The route traveled initially ran from Baltimore to London, from 1890 New York became the general port of departure in North America, and Belfast or Swansea could also be called on the way to London . The ships were mostly cargo ships with little or no passenger capacity; It was not until 1900 that the shipping company used passenger ships with a very large cargo capacity. In 1896 the National Line was bought by the ATL and operated until 1914.
In 1900 the shipping company was bought by the banker JP Morgan and joined his IMMC shipping trust. Not much changed for the ATL, but more money was available and more new buildings were commissioned. Until the beginning of the First World War , in 1914, the company was one of the most important freighter lines on the transatlantic route. During the war, the shipping company lost many of its ships, and in 1915 the IMMC went bankrupt and came under US government trusteeship.
After the war, the ATL faced constant financial problems. Not much remained of the former size, and there was not enough money for extensive new buildings. Until the Great Depression , the shipping company came through more badly than well. In 1931 the passenger service ceased and in 1936 the Atlantic Transport Line ceased to exist.
Passenger ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
| 1900 | Minneapolis | 13,443 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean in 1916 (12 dead) |
| 1900 | Minnehaha | 13,443 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1917 torpedoed and sunk near Fastnet ( English Channel ) (43 dead) |
| 1902 | Minnetonka (I) | 13,443 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1917 torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (4 dead) |
| 1903 | Minnewaska (II) | 15801 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1915 |
| 1917 | Minnekahda | 17,281 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Launched in 1931 / canceled in 1936 |
| 1920 ( 1904 ) | Minnesota | 20718 GRT | Eastern Shipbuilding Co., New London (Connecticut) | 1904: Great Northern SS Co. / 1920 to ATL / 1923 out of service |
| 1923 | Minnewaska (III) | 21,716 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1931 to Red Star Line , 1934 demolition |
| 1924 | Minnetonka (II) | 21,998 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1935 demolished |
Cargo ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
| 1881 | Sussex | 2949 GRT | k. A. | 1888: Michigan (I) / sold in 1889 |
| 1881 | Surrey | 2949 GRT | k. A. | Sunk at Lizard Point in 1886 |
| 1883 | Swansea | 2795 GRT | k. A. | In 1885 Isles of Scilly dropped |
| 1886 | Maryland (I) | 3143 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1912 |
| 1887 | Maine (I) | 3143 GRT | k. A. | Ex Swansea . Rebuilt into a hospital ship during the Boer War in 1899 . Sunk in 1914 |
| 1887 | Montana (I) | 3143 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1913 |
| 1887 | Minnesota (I) | 3143 GRT | k. A. | 1917: Mahopac / 1926 out of service |
| 1889 | Missouri (I) | 3143 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1899 |
| 1890 | Michigan (II) | 3732 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Transferred to National Line in 1896 |
| 1890 | Mississippi (I) | 3732 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Transferred to National Line in 1896 |
| 1892 | Manitoba (I) | 5673 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1898 |
| 1892 | Massachusetts (I) | 5673 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1898 |
| 1897 ( 1894 ) | Minnewaska (I) | 5847 GRT | k. A. | 1894: ex Persia , Hapag / 1897 sold to ATL / 1898 |
| 1897 ( 1891 ) | Mackinaw | 3204 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1891: ex British Crowm / 1897 to ATL / 1923 out of service |
| 1898 ( 1898 ) | Marquette | 7057 GRT | Alexander Stephen and Sons , Glasgow | 1898: ex Boadicea , Wilson Line / 1898 to ATL / 1915 torpedoed and sunk (167 dead) |
| 1898 ( 1897 ) | Mohegan | 6889 GRT | Earle's Shipbuilding and Engine Company, Hull | 1897: ex Cleopatra , Wilson Line / 1898 to ATL / 1898 sunk near Cornwall (106 dead) |
| 1898 ( 1898 ) | Menominee | 6919 GRT | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Glasgow | 1898: ex Alexandria , Wilson Line / 1898 to ATL / 1926 out of service |
| 1898 ( 1898 ) | Manitou | 6849 GRT | Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., Hartlepool | 1892: ex Victoria , Furnes, Withy & Co. / 1898 to ATL / 1921 Red Star Line |
| 1898 ( 1898 ) | Mesaba (I) | 6833 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1898: ex Winifreda , Leyland Line / 1898 to ATL / 1918 torpedoed and sunk (20 dead) |
| 1899 ( 1885 ) | Mohawk | 4212 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1882: ex Belgic , White Star Line / 1899 to ATL / 1903 out of service |
| 1903 | Maine (II) | 7959 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1907: sold to American Hawaiian Line , Virginian |
| 1903 | Missouri (II) | 7959 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1907: Sold to American Hawaiian Line , Missourian |
| 1903 | Massachusetts (II) | 7959 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to American Hawaiian Line , Kansan, in 1911 |
| 1907 ( 1891 ) | Memphis | 5302 GRT | k. A. | 1891: ex America , National Line / 1907 to ATL / 1908 out of service |
| 1907 ( 1891 ) | mobile | 5302 GRT | k. A. | 1891: ex Europe , National Line / 1907 sold to ATL / 1911 |
| 1913 ( 1905 ) | Maine (III) | 3617 GRT | k. A. | 1905: ex Sierra Blanca / 1913 to ATL / 1917 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1913 | Maryland (II) | 4738 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1914 | Missouri (III) | 4738 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1914 | Mississippi (III) | 4738 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1914 ( 1898 ) | Manhattan | 8004 GRT | k. A. | 1898: National Line / 1914 to ATL / 1927 out of service |
| 1914 ( 1897 ) | Michigan (III) | 8001 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1897: ex Irishman , Dominion Line / 1914 to ATL / 1926 out of service |
| 1918 | Mesaba (II) | 8002 GRT | k. A. | Sold in 1925 |
| 1919 | Maine (IV) | 8002 GRT | k. A. | 1936 out of service |
| 1919 | Montana (II) | 7772 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1935 |
| 1919 | Montauk | 7772 GRT | k. A. | Out of service in 1935 |