Furness, Withy started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships.[3] It bought the Prince line in 1916.[1] In 1917 the Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd was established, at Haverton Hill, River Tees, initially for war production.[4] The Furness family sold its interests in the Company to a consortium led by Frederick Lewis, a Director in the business, in 1919.[1]
Also in 1919, Furness, Withy bought from Canada Steamship Lines the Quebec Steam Ship Company, which ran scheduled services between New York and Bermuda. Furness, Withy renamed its acquisition the Furness Bermuda Line.[5] In 1928 Furness, Withy acquired the Red Cross Line.[6]
A second Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were built as replacements in 1947 and served until 1962, when Furness, Withy sold them to Dominion Navigation Co. A third Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were built in 1964 and 1965, and were chartered to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line in 1973.[12]
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^ abSwiggum, Susan (13 November 2005). "Quebec SS Co. / Bermuda & West Indies S.S. Co. / Trinidad Shipping & Trading Co". The Ships List. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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furness, withy, major, british, transport, business, listed, london, stock, exchange, house, flagindustrytransportfounded1891defunct1980fateacquiredsuccessororient, overseas, container, lineheadquartershartlepool, ukkey, peoplechristopher, furnesshenry, withy,. Furness Withy was a major British transport business It was listed on the London Stock Exchange Furness WithyHouse flagIndustryTransportFounded1891Defunct1980FateAcquiredSuccessorOrient Overseas Container LineHeadquartersHartlepool UKKey peopleChristopher FurnessHenry Withy Sir James Steel Chairman Contents 1 History 2 Ships and services 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources and further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry Withy 1852 1922 in 1891 in Hartlepool 1 This was achieved by the amalgamation of the Furness Line of steamers with the business of Edward Withy and Co iron and steel shipbuilders and repairers of West Hartlepool which was founded by Edward Withy 1844 1927 Henry Withy s brother 2 An early acquisition in 1900 was a controlling interest in Richardsons Westgarth amp Company a marine engineering business 2 Furness Withy started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships 3 It bought the Prince line in 1916 1 In 1917 the Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd was established at Haverton Hill River Tees initially for war production 4 The Furness family sold its interests in the Company to a consortium led by Frederick Lewis a Director in the business in 1919 1 Also in 1919 Furness Withy bought from Canada Steamship Lines the Quebec Steam Ship Company which ran scheduled services between New York and Bermuda Furness Withy renamed its acquisition the Furness Bermuda Line 5 In 1928 Furness Withy acquired the Red Cross Line 6 In 1965 Furness Withy acquired Royal Mail Lines formerly Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1965 7 In 1965 British and Commonwealth Shipping Furness Withy P amp O and The Ocean Steamship Company established Overseas Containers Limited to exploit containerisation 8 In 1966 Furness Withy terminated its Furness Bermuda Line operation 5 9 In 1968 Furness Withy bought the Houlder Group a company with offshore oil interests 10 Furness Withy bought Manchester Liners in 1970 11 The company was acquired by the Orient Overseas Container Line of Hong Kong in 1980 3 In 1990 it was resold to its present owner the Oetker Group owner of Hamburg Sud 3 Ships and services EditFurness Withy operated both tramp and liner services The latter included transatlantic Royal Mail and passenger routes initially from West Hartlepool to Boston and New York and later from Liverpool to St John s Newfoundland Halifax Nova Scotia and Boston The Liverpool Boston route was worked by a pair of sister ships RMS Newfoundland and RMS Nova Scotia The first Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were built in 1925 and 1926 but were requisitioned in 1940 and 1941 Both were lost to enemy action Nova Scotia as a troop ship in 1942 Newfoundland as a hospital ship in 1943 A second Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were built as replacements in 1947 and served until 1962 when Furness Withy sold them to Dominion Navigation Co A third Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were built in 1964 and 1965 and were chartered to Shaw Savill amp Albion Line in 1973 12 See also EditEdward WithyReferences Edit a b c Red Duster Archived from the original on 13 May 2008 Retrieved 28 March 2009 a b Christopher Furness The Times 11 November 1912 a b c Furness Withy Chartering Limited Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine status usurped Furness Shipbuilding Co www gracesguide co uk retrieved 1 February 2016 a b Swiggum Susan 13 November 2005 Quebec SS Co Bermuda amp West Indies S S Co Trinidad Shipping amp Trading Co The Ships List Retrieved 11 October 2020 FURNESS LINE BUYS RED CROSS SERVICE Will Operate Steamers Silvia Nerissa and Rosalind to Nova Scotia ANNOUNCES NEW TERMINAL Beginning Saturday Ships Will Lease Pier 74 North River Expansion Planned Published 1929 7 February 1929 via NYTimes com Shipping Lines Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Archived from the original on 10 June 2013 Retrieved 28 March 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Ocean Liner Museum The Ocean Steamship Company Archived from the original on 7 January 2009 Retrieved 28 March 2009 Jones Simon 26 February 2016 Shipping anniversary celebrates end of era The Royal Gazette Retrieved 8 July 2017 Competition Commission Reports 1976 1979 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 6 May 2009 Retrieved 28 March 2009 Stoker 1985 p 53 Swiggum S Kohli M 28 January 2006 Warren Line White Diamond SS Company Furness Withy amp Company Johnston Warren Line Furness Warren Line TheShipsList Retrieved 29 March 2013 Sources and further reading EditBurrell David 1992 Furness Withy 1891 1991 Kendal World Ship Society ISBN 0905617703 Haws Duncan 2000 Furness Withy Merchant Fleets Vol 37 Crowborough Travel Creatours Ltd ISBN 094637838X Haws Duncan 2000 Furness Withy s Manchester Liners Houlders Alexander Prince amp Rio Cape Lines Merchant Fleets Vol 38 Crowborough Travel Creatours Ltd ISBN 0946378398 Stoker Robert B 1985 The Saga of Manchester Liners Douglas Kinglish Ltd ISBN 0 9507480 2 1 External links EditSwiggum Susan Kohli Marjorie 18 January 2006 Furness Withy amp Company The Ships List Furness Withy and Co Grace s Guide Documents and clippings about Furness Withy in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Furness Withy amp oldid 1146303711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
