Shaw, Savill & Albion Steamship Company

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The Persic, built by Cammell, Laird & Company in 1949

Shaw, Savill & Albion Steamship Co. Ltd. ( SS&A ) was a British shipping company headquartered in London . The company operated liner services from Great Britain to Australia and New Zealand . SS&A has been the White Star Line's partner in Australia for many years .

history

The origins of the company go back to the companies Shaw, Savill & Co (founded 1858) and Albion Line (founded 1856), both pure sailing ship shipping companies with liner services to Australia and New Zealand, as well as John Leslie & Partners in Aberdeen. In 1882 both shipping companies merged to form Shaw, Savill & Albion SS Co. Ltd. ( SS&A ) to maintain a joint liner service now operated by steamers via Cape Town to Australia and back via South America. The ships could be recognized by an ocher-colored funnel with a black cap.

The connection ran from London - Plymouth - Cape Town - Hobart - Wellington - Napier - Lyttelton - Montevideo - Rio de Janeiro - London, since 1904 Glasgow could also be the starting port of this route, but without the South America part. In 1884, SS&A opened the Liverpool / London - Cape Town - Melbourne - Sydney connection in conjunction with the White Star Line ; this collaboration was to last until 1933. In 1916 the Panama Canal was added to the shipping company's route network.

In 1928, SS&A and White Star take joint control of the Australian Commonwealth Government Line and merge it with the Aberdeen Line , which was taken over in 1905, to form the Aberdeen Commonwealth Line . In the wake of the Great Depression , the White Star Line went bankrupt, and SS&A took over the previously jointly operated service and some ships, as well as control of the Aberdeen Commonwealth Line . The naming of the ships of Shaw, Savill & Albion has now changed a little, as a final homage to the collaboration with the White-Star, some names of SS & A ships now ended with ic . Until then, all of the shipping company's ships were named after islands and locations in Australia and Oceania .

In 1933 the shipping giant Furness, Withy & Co. took over the majority of shares in SS&A . The shipping company was integrated into the Furness, Withy empire, but still retained extensive independence. During the Second World War , some ships were sunk, the loss of the Ceramic was the most serious, 656 people were killed. After the end of the war, the expansion of the fleet continued.

With the Southern Cross , which came into service in 1955 , a promising design was realized. The machinery was located in the stern area, and with it the chimney. This concept is still a model for cargo ships to this day . In addition to the scheduled service, the Southern Cross was also planned for cruises. In 1957, the Aberdeen Commonwealth Line, which had been in operation until then, was ended with the decommissioning of its last ships, Largs Bay and Moreton Bay .

Due to the major changes in shipping, brought about by airplanes and containers , SS&A also got into economic difficulties. While most of the companies bought by Furness, Withy & Co. have now lost their identity, SS&A was initially retained. In the 1970s, passenger services were discontinued, but container services were expanded and operated until the mid-1980s. In 1987 Shaw, Savill & Albion came to an end , and the shipping company ceased to exist.

Since 1992 the naming rights to SS&A , as well as the entire Furness, Withy Group, belong to the German shipping company Hamburg Süd . A revival of this great name is out of the question.

Ships (selection)

Passenger ships

year Surname tonnage shipyard Status / fate
1882 Arawa (I) 5086 GRT W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton Sold in 1899
1882 Tainui (I) 5031 GRT W. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton Sold in 1899
1889 Mamari (I) 3583 GRT k. A. Sold in 1903
1890 Matatua (I) 3583 GRT KA Sold in 1904
1890 Pakeha (I) 4,331 GRT k. A. Sold to Blue Star Line in 1909
1890 Rangitira (I) 4045 GRT k. A. Sold to Blue Star Line in 1909
1893 Maori 5220 GRT k. A. Sunk in Table Bay in 1909
1894 Aotea (I) 6364 GRT k. A. Sold in 1912
1894 Tokomaru 6231 GRT k. A. Torpedoed and sunk near Le Havre in 1915
1899 Waiwera (I) 6237 GRT k. A. Sold in 1926
1899 Kumara (I) 6034 GRT k. A. Sold in 1927
1899 Karamea (I) 6034 GRT k. A. Sold in 1925
1904 Mamari (II) 7062 GRT Workman, Clark & ​​Co. Ltd., Belfast Sold in 1928
1904 Matatua (II) 7062 GRT Workman, Clark & ​​Co. Ltd., Belfast Sold in 1929
1907 Arawa (II) 9626 GRT Swan, Hunter & Co. Ltd., Newcastle Sold in 1928
1907 Ka Ora 6558 GRT k. A. Sold in 1935
1908 Taunui (II) 9957 GRT Workman, Clark & ​​Co. Ltd., Belfast Sold in 1939
1909 Rangitira (II) 10118 GRT Workman, Clark & ​​Co. Ltd., Belfast Sunk in Table Bay in 1916
1910 Waimana 10,389 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1950 out of service
1910 Pakeha (II) 7899 GRT k. A. Sold to the Royal Navy in 1939
1916 Raranga 10,040 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1950 out of service
1917 Mahia 11,796 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1953 out of service
1917 Mahana 11,796 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1953 out of service
1919 Otira 8011 GRT k. A. 1936 out of service
1920 Tairoa 8011 GRT k. A. 1939 captured and sunk by German armored ship Admiral Graf Spee
1920 Maimoa 8011 GRT k. A. In 1940 captured and sunk by German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin
1926 (1922) Mataroa (II) 12341 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1922 ex Diogenes , Aberdeen Line / 1926 to SS&A / 1957 out of service
1926 (1922) Tamaroa 12341 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1922 ex Sophocles , Aberdeen Line / 1926 to SS&A / 1957 out of service
1928 Karamea (II) 8286 GRT Fairfield Shipbuilders, Glasgow 1960 out of service
1928 Taranaki 8286 GRT Fairfield Shipbuilders, Glasgow 1964 out of service
1928 Zealandic 8281 GRT Swan Hunter, Wallsend Sunk in 1941
1932 (1914) Akaroa (I) 14957 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1914 ex Euripides , Aberdeen Line / 1932 to SS&A / 1954 out of service
1932 (1911) Aotea (II) 11231 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1911 ex Themistocles , Aberdeen Line / 1932 to SS&A / 1947 out of service
1932 (1911) Mamari (III) 10,989 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1911 ex Mamilius , Aberdeen Line / 1932 sold to SS&A / 1939
1933 ( 1918 ) Kumara (II) 7926 GRT k. A. 1918: ex Horatius , Aberdeen Line / 1933 SS&A / sold in 1937
1934 (1913) Ceramic (I) 18,481 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1913 for White-Star / 1933 at SS&A / 1942 torpedoed near Azores (655 dead)
1934 Waiwera (II) 12,843 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic in 1942
1934 Waipara 12,843 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1968 out of service
1935 Wairangi 12,843 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast Torpedoed and sunk near Malta in 1942
1938 Waimarana 12,843 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast Torpedoed and sunk near Malta in 1942
1939 Waiotira 12,843 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1940 torpedoed and sunk
1936 (1922) Arawa (III) 13837 GRT Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Barrows 1922 ex Esperance Bay , CGL / 1936 to SS&A / 1955 out of service
1938 Dominion monarch 27 155 GRT Swan, Hunter & W. Richardson, Newcastle 1967 out of service
1946 Athenic 15902 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1969 out of service
1947 Corinthic 15902 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1969 out of service
1947 Gothic 15902 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1969 out of service
1948 Ceramic (II) 15902 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1970 out of service
1955 Southern Cross 20204 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast Sold in 1973
1962 Northern Star 24,756 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1975 out of service
1969 (1959) Akaroa (II) 20 362 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1959 ex Amazon , Royal Mail Line / 1969 sold to SS&A / 1971
1969 (1959) Aranda 20 362 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1959 ex Aragon , RML / 1969 sold to SS&A / 1971
1969 (1960) Arawa (IV) 20 362 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1960 ex Arlanza , RML / 1969 sold to SS&A / 1971
1970 (1957) Ocean monarch 25,585 GRT Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd., Glasgow 1957 ex Empress of England , CP / 1970 to SS&A / 1975 out of service

Cargo ships

year Surname tonnage shipyard Status / fate
1943 Cufic (I) 7219 GRT k. A. Sold in 1953
1943 Tropic (I) 7219 GRT k. A. Sold in 1952
1949 Doric 10,691 GRT k. A. 1969 out of service
1949 Delphic 10,691 GRT k. A. 1971 out of service
1949 Persic 13594 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1969 out of service
1950 Runic 13594 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast Sunk in a storm in 1961
1950 Suevic 13594 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1972 out of service
1950 Nordic 9485 GRT k. A. Out of service in 1965
1952 Cedric 11232 GRT k. A. Sold in 1976
1953 Cymric 11232 GRT k. A. Sold in 1972
1954 Canopic 11232 GRT k. A. Sold in 1976
1957 Carnatic 11232 GRT k. A. Sold in 1973
1954 Gallic (I) 8028 GRT k. A. Sold in 1957
1954 Bardic (I) 8028 GRT k. A. Sold in 1957
1954 Romanic (I) 6320 GRT k. A. Sold in 1961
1956 Arabic 7792 GRT Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack Sold in 1968 to PSNCo , Oroya
1957 Afric 7792 GRT Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack Sold to PSNCo in 1968 , Orita
1957 Aramaic 7792 GRT Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack Sold in 1968 to PSNCo , Oropesa
1959 Alaric 7792 GRT Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack Sold in 1972
1959 Amalric 7792 GRT Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack Sold in 1977
1959 Ionic 11,256 GRT k. A. Sold in 1978
1960 Icenic 11,256 GRT k. A. Sold in 1978
1960 Illyric 11,256 GRT k. A. Sold in 1978
1961 Iberic 11,256 GRT k. A. Sold in 1975
1960 Gallic (II) 8827 GRT k. A. Sold in 1964
1960 Bardic (II) 8827 GRT k. A. Sold in 1964
1962 Megantic 12,227 GRT k. A. Sold in 1979
1963 Medic 12,227 GRT k. A. Sold in 1980
1967 Majestic 12,227 GRT k. A. 1974 sold
1967 Britannic 12,227 GRT k. A. 1974 sold
1965 ( 1944 ) Romanic (II) 9802 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1944: ex Drina , Royal Mail Line / 1965 SS&A / 1968 out of service
1965 ( 1944 ) Ruthenic 9802 GRT Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast 1944: ex Durango , Royal Mail Line / 1965 SS&A / 1968 out of service
1965 Laurentic 7946 GRT k. A. 1980 out of service
1965 Zealandic 7946 GRT k. A. 1980 out of service

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