Bibby Line
The Bibby Line is a British shipping company with headquarters in Liverpool that a passenger airline service to Burma / Myanmar for operation.
history
The origins of the shipping company go back to the time of the sailing ships . In 1801 John Bibby became a co-owner of the sailing ship Dove , and in 1805 the first own sailor was bought. Initially, the shipping company operated liner services to the Mediterranean ; these services were later expanded to South America , India, and East Asia .
In 1850 the company bought its first steamship , which was used in the Mediterranean liner service. In 1859 the Bibby Line was the first shipping company to commission newbuildings from E. J. Harland's shipyard. This shipyard later became the world-famous Harland & Wolff Ltd. In 1873 all shipping company activities were transferred to long-term partner Frederick Leyland, who joined forces with his shipping company F. Leyland & Co. Ltd. made self-employed. The Bibby family temporarily withdrew from shipping.
In 1889 the Bibby family returned to found Bibby Bros. & Co. Ltd. returned to the shipping business and operated a liner service to the Far East. The typical route ran from Liverpool via Gibraltar , Malta , Suez Canal , Aden , ( Bombay ), Colombo , ( Madras ) and ( Calcutta ) to Rangoon . The ships could be recognized by a yellow ocher chimney with a black cap and were named after an English county, with the typical ending in -shire .
In 1891 the shipping company was renamed Bibby Steamship Company Ltd. renamed. The company began to become increasingly involved in the transport of British troops to the colonies , which proved to be a good and stable source of income for the shipping company. In 1931 it was renamed again, this time to Bibby Line Ltd.
With the independence from Burma in 1962 the economic problems began. The transport of troops ceased and the demand for passenger and freight shipping from Great Britain to Burma also declined noticeably. In 1965 the passenger liner services were discontinued and the shipping company switched to the charter business, in which it is still active today.
Ships
Passenger ships 1850–1873
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 ( 1846 ) | Rattler | 276 GRT | Lecky & Co. Ltd., Cork | Sold in 1853 |
| 1851 | Tiber | 660 GRT | J. Reid & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sold in 1861 |
| 1851 | Arno | 660 GRT | J. Reid & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sold in 1861 |
| 1852 | Calpe | 799 GRT | J. & G. Thomson Ltd., Glasgow | Sunk in 1868 |
| 1853 | Danube (I) | 829 GRT | J. & G. Thomson Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1855 |
| 1853 | Rhone (I) | 856 GRT | J. & G. Thomson Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1855 |
| 1851 | Douro (I) | 278 GRT | Blackwood & Gordon Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1862 |
| 1854 | Euphrates | 1134 GRT | Smith & Rodgers Ltd., Middleton | Sold in 1860 |
| 1854 | Cintra | 517 GRT | Blackwood & Gordon Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1858 |
| 1854 | Minho | 400 GRT | Blackwood & Gordon Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1862 |
| 1855 | Albanian (I) | 1034 GRT | J. Reid & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sold in 1870 |
| 1855 | Corinthian | 1170 GRT | J. Reid & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sunk in 1864 |
| 1855 | Milan | 1083 GRT | J. Reid & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sold in 1871 |
| 1856 | Braganza | 507 GRT | Smith & Rodgers Ltd., Middleton | Sunk in 1869 |
| 1856 | Danube (II) | 1386 GRT | Smith & Rodgers Ltd .., Middelton | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1856 | Rhone (II) | 1387 GRT | Smith & Rodgers Ltd., Middleton | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1857 | Crimean | 1475 GRT | Smith & Rodgers Ltd., Middleton | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1857 | Meanders | 974 GRT | G. Kelson Stothert & Co. Ltd., Bristol | Sold in 1868 |
| 1859 | Cairo | 1465 GRT | TD Marshall & Co. Ltd., South Shields | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1859 ( 1855 ) | Barbadian | 950 GRT | TD Marshall & Co. Ltd., South Shields | Sold in 1864 |
| 1859 | Venetian | 1507 GRT | EJ Harland & Co. Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1860 | Sicilian | 1492 GRT | EJ Harland & Co. Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1860 | Syrian | 1492 GRT | EJ Harland & Co. Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1869 |
| 1861 | Italian | 1854 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1869 |
| 1861 | Grecian | 1854 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1873 |
| 1861 | Ionia | 1388 GRT | TD Marshall & Co. Ltd., South Shields | Sold in 1870 |
| 1861 | Egyptian | 1989 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1861 | Dalmatian | 2086 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1872 |
| 1862 | Arabian | 2066 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1863 | Persian | 2137 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1862 | Castilian | 635 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1862 | Catalonian | 635 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sunk in 1863 |
| 1864 | Douro (II) | 556 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1867 | Iberian | 2890 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1867 | Illyrian | 2890 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1867 | Istrian | 2930 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1869 | Bavarian | 3111 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1870 | Bohemian | 3113 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1870 | Bulgarian | 3112 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
| 1870 | Albanian (II) | 1417 GRT | TB Royden & Sons Ltd., Liverpool | Sold to Leyland Line in 1873 |
Passenger ships 1889–1965
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Lancashire (I) | 4269 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1905 Ostasiatiske Kompagni sold A / S and in Kina renamed |
| 1889 | Yorkshire (I) | 4269 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1905 sold to Ostasiatiske company of A / S and in India renamed |
| 1891 | Cheshire (I) | 5655 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold in 1911 |
| 1891 | Shropshire (I) | 5655 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold in 1909 |
| 1894 | Staffordshire (I) | 6055 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold in 1921 |
| 1897 | Derbyshire (I) | 6637 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1927: Conversion to a cargo ship / 1931 sold for demolition |
| 1902 | Warwickshire | 7968 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1927: Conversion to a cargo ship / 1932 sold for demolition |
| 1904 | Worcestershire (I) | 7160 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Torpedoed and sunk in 1917 |
| 1905 | Herefordshire | 7160 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1929: Conversion to a cargo ship / 1934 sold for demolition |
| 1909 | Leicestershire | 8100 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold in 1930 |
| 1910 | Gloucestershire | 8100 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1936 out of service and sold for demolition |
| 1912 | Oxfordshire (I) | 8648 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Sold in 1951 |
| 1914 | Lancashire (II) | 9542 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1930: 10331 BRT / 1956 sold for demolition |
| 1920 | Yorkshire (II) | 10184 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | Torpedoed and sunk in 1939 |
| 1926 | Shropshire (II) | 11,402 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Torpedoed and sunk in 1941 |
| 1927 | Cheshire (II) | 11,402 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1957 out of service and sold for demolition |
| 1929 | Staffordshire (II) | 11,402 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1959 out of service and sold for demolition |
| 1931 | Worcestershire (II) | 11,402 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1961 decommissioned and sold for demolition |
| 1935 | Derbyshire (II) | 11660 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1964 out of service and sold for abandonment |
| 1939 | Devonshire | 11275 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1962 Co. British India SN sold in Devonia renamed |
| 1957 | Oxfordshire (II) | 20,586 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1964 Sitmar sold SpA and Fairstar renamed |
Cargo ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Dorsetshire (I) | 7450 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1927: 9345 BRT / 1954 out of service and demolished |
| 1921 | Somersetshire (I) | 7450 GRT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1927: 9468 BRT / 1954 out of service and demolished |
| 1944 | Herefordshire | 8158 GRT | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1969 |
| 1948 | Warwickshire (II) | 8908 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1965 |
| 1949 | Leicestershire (II) | 8908 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1965, converted into a car ferry. Sunk in 1966 as Heraklion (ship) (241 dead) |
| 1959 | Cheshire (III) | 8777 GRT | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead | 1968 sold to Messageries Maritimes , Mozambique |
| 1959 | Shropshire (III) | 8777 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | 1972 sold to Lefkonia Cia. Naviera SA, Panama; Argiro |
| 1960 | Yorkshire (III) | 8777 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1971 |
| 1963 | Lancashire (III) | 8918 GRT | Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Sold in 1970 |
| 1964 | Staffordshire (III) | 8684 GRT | Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Newcastle | 1971 out of service |
| 1964 | Gloucestershire (II) | 8684 GRT | Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Newcastle | Sold in 1971 |
| 1965 | Worcestershire (III) | 9931 GRT | William Doxford & Sons , Sunderland | Sold in 1976 |
| 1966 | Derbyshire (III) | 9931 GRT | William Doxford & Sons , Sunderland | Sold in 1976 |
| 1967 | Warwickshire (III) | 10682 GRT | William Doxford & Sons , Sunderland | Sold in 1980 |
| 1971 ( 1963 ) | Montreal City | 6623 GRT | Burntisland SB Co. Ltd., Burntisland | 1963: Bristol City Line / 1971 Bibby / 1972 sold |
| 1971 ( 1964 ) | Halifax City | 6623 GRT | Burntisland SB Co. Ltd., Burntisland | 1964: Bristol City Line / 1971 Bibby / 1972 sold |
| 1971 ( 1966 ) | Toronto City | 5192 GRT | William Doxford & Sons , Sunderland | 1966: Bristol City Line / 1971 Bibby / 1974 sold |
| 1971 ( 1966 ) | Coventry City | 5192 GRT | William Doxford & Sons , Sunderland | 1966: Bristol City Line / 1971 Bibby / 1974 sold |
Container ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | Container | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dart Atlantic | 31036 GT | 2656 TEU | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | Sold to Canadian Pacific in 1980 , CP Ambassador |
| 1972 | Dart America | 31036 GT | 2656 TEU | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | Sold in 1980 to Manchester Liners , Manchester Challenger |
| 1972 | Dart Europe | 31036 GT | 2656 TEU | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | 1980 sold to Compagnie Maritime Belge , CMB Esprit |
Ro-ro container ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | Container | vehicles | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Berkshire | 19061 GT | 450 TEU | 1900 cars | Doxford SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1983 |
| 1970 | Cheshire (IV) | 19061 GT | 450 TEU | 1900 cars | Doxford SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1983 |
| 1970 | Oxfordshire (III) | 19061 GT | 450 TEU | 1900 cars | Doxford SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1983 |
| 1972 | Herefordshire (III) | 7463 GT | k. A. | k. A. | Doxford SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1982 |
| 1972 | Lancashire (IV) | 7463 GT | k. A. | k. A. | Doxford SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland | Sold in 1982 |
| 1977 | Northamptonshire | 22189 GT | k. A. | k. A. | Upper Clyde SB Ltd., Clydebank | Sold in 1980 |
Bulk Carrier
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pacific Bridge | 44842 GT | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd., Aio | 1974 sold |
| 1968 | Atlantic Bridge | 44842 GT | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd., Aio | 1977: Dorsetshire (II) / sold in 1982 |
| 1968 | Westminster Bridge | 44842 GT | Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow | Sold in 1973 |
| 1970 | Ocean bridge | 66057 GT | Sumitomo SB & Mach. Co. Ltd., Yokosuka | 1977: Gloucestershire (III) / sold in 1978 |
| 1973 | English Bridge | 78527 GT | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | 1977: Worcestershire (III) / sold 1979 |
| 1973 | Australian Bridge | 78527 GT | Sumitomo SB & Mach. Co. Ltd., Yokosuka | 1977: Somersetshire (II) / sold in 1978 |
| 1974 | Canadian Bridge | 65135 GT | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast | 1977: Bedfordshire / sold in 1978 |
| 1974 | Shropshire (IV) | 14771 GT | Uraga Heavy Industries Ltd., Yokosuka | Sold in 1975 |
| 1975 | Yorkshire (IV) | 60814 GT | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | Sold in 1988 |
| 1976 | Liverpool Bridge | 91655 GT | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | 1978: Derbyshire (IV) / Sunk in a storm in 1980 |
| 1976 | Mersey Bridge | 39427 GT | Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd., Deptford | 1977: Cambridgeshire / sold in 1983 |
Liquid gas tanker (LPG / LNG)
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Wiltshire | 10036 GT | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | Sold in 1995 |
| 1972 | Lincolnshire | 19799 GT | Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Newcastle | Sold in 2005 |
| 1974 | Hampshire | 32062 GT | At. et Chantiers de France SA, Dunkerque | Sold in 1989 |
| 1974 | Devonshire (II) | 32062 GT | At. et Chantiers de France SA, Dunkeruqe | Sold in 1989 |
| 1977 | Staffordshire (III) | 41677 GT | At. et Chantiers de France SA, Dunkerque | Sold in 2005 |
| 1987 ( 1972 ) | Lancashire (V) | 2527 GT | St Beutelvens Verk. A / S, Frederikstad | 1972: Leiv Eriksen / 1987 Bibby / 1988 sold |
| 1989 | Cheshire (V) | 19719 GT | Boelwerf SA, Temse | sold as Gas Magic on the move |
| 1997 | Oxfordshire (IV) | 22289 GT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Kobe | Sold in 2005 |
Product and chemical tankers
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Shropshire (V) | 7145 GT | KK Taihei Kogyo, Akitsu | sold; lastly Berkah Makmur 99 |
| 1985 | Herefordshire (IV) | 7145 GT | KK Taihei Kogyo, Akitsu | |
| 1988 ( 1980 ) | Dorsetshire (III) | 30875 GT | Nippon Kokan KK, Tsurumi | 1980: Freeport Chief / 1988 Dorsetshire / 1991 sold |
| 1995 | Stolt Durham | 12141 GT | Societa Esercizio, Viareggio | |
| 1998 | Stolt Kent | 12141 GT | Juliana Constr. Gigonsea SA, Gijón | sold as Bold World in motion |
| 2000 | Lancashire (VI) | 19000 GT | Juliana Constr. Gigonsea SA, Gijón |
Web links
Commons : Bibby Line - collection of images, videos and audio files
- History of the Bibby Line at red-duster.co.uk