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The FleetsBooth Line
 Founded in the 1866 as Alfred Booth & Co to operate services to Northern
Brazil and the Amazon. In 1881 the Booth Steamship Co. was formed. In
1901 the Booth and Singlehurst's Red Cross Line were amalgamated into
a single company and named Booth Steamship Co.(1901), Ltd. At the same
time, to tidy
up the tug and barge operations on the River Amazon, Booth & Co.was formed and
these small units transferred to this company. In 1911 the Iquitos SS Co.and
it's fleet was absorbed by Booth SS Co. In 1946 the Booth Line was sold to the
Vestey Group of companies and in 1975 all the group's ships were pooled under
Blue Star Ship Management Ltd and the Booth Line ceased to exist as a seperate
entity.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not
an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would
like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Routes:
- 1866-1986 Liverpool - Oporto - Lisbon - Brazil.
- 1867-1881 (summer only) Hamburg - Antwerp - Havre - Lisbon - Brazil.
- 1881-1964 Liverpool - Para (direct, passengers)
- 1881-1964 Hamburg - Antwerp - Havre - Lisbon - Brazil.
- 1881-1964 Manaos - Para - Galveston - New York.
- 1881-1885 London - Para (sail)
Funnel:
1866-1946 Black
1947-1992 Black funnel with representation of house flag.
Fleet:
|
 |
 |
| 1866-1946 |
1947-1992 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Aidan |
1911 |
1936 scrapped Italy. |
4,545 |
| Alban (1) |
1914 |
1936 sold Italy renamed Zena. |
5,223 |
| Alban (2) |
|
see Lyra. |
|
| Amazonense |
1899 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1911
sold to Holzapfel, Newcastle. |
2,828 |
| Ambrose (1) |
1869 |
1893 sold to J.M.Lennard, Middlesborough. |
1,168 |
| Ambrose (2) |
1903 |
1914 requisitioned as Armed Merchant Cruiser,
1915 purchased by the Admiralty renamed HMS Ambrose. |
4,588 |
| Ambrose (3) |
1971 |
ex- Dollart, 1974 chartered from A. Krogstad,
Singapore renamed Ambrose, 1976 reverted to owners as Dollart. |
2,992 |
| Anselm (1) |
1882 |
1898 sold to W.A.Powell & Co., Liverpool. |
1,562 |
| Anselm (2) |
1905 |
1922 sold to Argentina renamed, Commodoro
Rivadavia. |
5,442 |
| Anselm (3) |
1935 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic while trooping; loss
of 250 lives. |
5,954 |
| Anselm (4) |
1950 |
ex- Thysville, 1961 purchased from Cie
Maritime Belge Antwerp, renamed Anselm, 1963 transferred to Blue
Star Line renamed Iberia Star |
10,990 |
| Antony (1) |
1907 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Coninbeg lightship; loss of
55 lives. |
6,446 |
| Antony (2) |
1967 |
ex- Bilstein, 1974 chartered from
Germany renamed
Antony, 1977 reverted to owners renamed Conti Syria. |
3,041 |
| Atahualpa |
|
see Hubert (1) |
|
| Augustine (1) |
1865 |
1892 sold to F.Pace, Malta. |
1,106 |
| Augustine (2) |
1880 |
ex- Grantully Castle, 1896 purchased from Castle
Mail Packet Co, renamed Augustine, 1912 scrapped. |
3,849 |
| Barbary |
1877 |
1881 purchased from David
McIver & Co., Liverpool, 1882 renamed Clement (1), 1897
sold to Empreza Navagacao Gram Para, Para, renamed
Marajo. |
1,227 |
| Basil (1) |
|
see Mirfield. |
|
| Basil (2) |
1895 |
ex- Mourne, 1898 purchased from
Dixon &
Sons, Belfast, renamed Basil, 1917 collided with and sunk by SS Margaux
in the English Channel; loss of 42 lives. |
3,223 |
| Basil (3) |
1928 |
1950 sold Panama renamed Parthenon. |
4,913 |
| Basil (4) |
|
see Dunstan (4) |
|
| Basil (5) |
1939 |
ex- Norman Star, 1961 transferred
from Blue Star
Line renamed Basil, 1964 sold to Greece renamed Eleni K. |
3,022 |
| Bede |
1938 |
ex- Roman Star, 1961 transferred from
Blue Star Line renamed Bede, 1964
sold to Greece renamed Victoria Elena. |
3,111 |
| Benedict (1) |
1894 |
ex- Leyden, 1897 purchased from
Leyden SS Co, renamed Benedict, 1924 sold to Greece, renamed Vassilos. |
3,378 |
| Benedict (2) |
1930 |
1948 transferred to Lamport & Holt renamed
Bronte (2) |
4,949 |
| Benedict (3) |
1952 |
ex- Mahsuri, 1966 transferred
from Austasia
Line renamed Benedict, 1967 chartered to Lamport & Holt renamed
Renoir, 1971
sold to Panama renamed Diamond Star. |
4,300 |
| Benedict (4) |
1979 |
1986 sold to Croatia renamed
Zamet. |
3,636 |
| Bernard (1) |
1870 |
1889 sold to Baltimore Fruit Co., Baltimore. |
915 |
| Bernard (2) |
1895 |
ex- Mount Sirion, 1898 purchased
from Smith &
Service Ltd, Glasgow, renamed Bernard, 1911 sold to H & C. Grayson,
renamed Redbarn. |
3,280 |
| Bernard (3) |
|
see Byron (2) Lamport & Holt Line. |
|
| Bernard (4) |
1952 |
ex- Rubens (2), 1965 chartered
from Lamport & Holt renamed Bernard, 1967 returned to owners renamed
Rossini, 1970
chartered from Lamport & Holt renamed
Bernard, 1973 chartered to Panama renamed
Berwell Adventure, 1974 sold to Panama. |
4,459 |
| Bessie Dodd |
1874 |
schooner, 1882 purchased from
Preston Shipowners,
Preston, 1885 sold to W. Jago, Liverpool. |
174 |
| Bolivar |
1891 |
1901 transferred to Iquitos SS Co. |
2,030 |
| Boniface (1) |
1904 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Arran Islands. |
3,498 |
| Boniface (2) |
1928 |
1949 transferred to Lamport & Holt renamed
Browning (2) |
4,862 |
| Boniface (3) |
1956 |
ex- Rossetti (2), 1963 chartered
from Lamport & Holt renamed Boniface, 1967 reverted to Rossetti, 1970
chartered from
Lamport & Holt renamed Boniface, 1974 sold to Greece renamed Amaryllis. |
4,538 |
| Boniface (4) |
1979 |
1986 sold to Croatia renamed
Pecine. |
3,636 |
| Cametense |
1892 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1909
sold to Eastern Shipping Co., Peneng, renamed Tong Hong. |
2,155 |
| Carrie Dingle |
1873 |
sailing barque, 1881 purchased
from W. Dingle,
Fowey, 1885 transferred to Red Cross
Line. |
194 |
| Carvoeira |
1869 |
3-masted barque, 1901 transferred
from Red Cross
Line, 1916 hulked at Para, 1922 scrapped. |
1,356 |
| Cearense |
1891 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1911
sold to Coast SS Co., Liverpool. |
2,769 |
| Christopher |
1909 |
ex- Kaduna, 1910 purchased from Elder
Dempster Line, renamed Christopher, 1914 sold to Elder Dempster, renamed
Obuasi. |
4,416 |
| Clement (1) |
|
see Barbary. |
|
| Clement (2) |
1896 |
ex- La Plata, 1900 purchased from Royal
Mail SP Co, renamed Clement, 1914 sold to Lawrence Smith & Co,
Montreal, renamed Freshfield. |
3,445 |
| Clement (3) |
1934 |
1939 captured and sunk by Admiral Graf Spee. |
5,051 |
| Clement (4) |
1959 |
1979 sold to Liberia renamed
Element. |
1,902 |
| Clement (5) |
1985 |
ex- Frisian Glory, 1986 chartered
from Holland
renamed Clement, 1992 returned to owners renamed Umag Cayenne. |
3,986 |
| Crispin (1) |
1907 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland while trooping; loss
of 8 lives. |
3,694 |
| Crispin (2) |
1934 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
5,050 |
| Crispin (3) |
1951 |
1953 transferred to Austasia
Line renamed Mandowi, 1966 returned to Booth Line renamed Dunstan,
but chartered to
Lamport & Holt renamed Rubens (3). 1973 sold to Greece renamed Irini K. |
4,472 |
| Crispin (4) |
1956 |
1979 sold to El Salvador renamed
Ana. |
1,593 |
| Crispin (5) |
1985 |
ex- Frisian Hope, 1986 chartered
from Holland renamed Crispin, 1992 returned to owners renamed Umag
St. Malo. |
3,986 |
| Cuthbert (1) |
1906 |
1931 scrapped Italy. |
3,563 |
| Cuthbert (2) |
|
see Hubert (3) |
|
| Cuthbert (3) |
1961 |
ex- Spenser (5), 1967 transferred
from Lamport & Holt renamed Cuthbert, 1973 sold to Panama Shipping
Co, but chartered back,
1977 sold to Lebanon renamed Barouk. |
1,535 |
| Cyril (1) |
1882 |
ex- Pacaxo, 1884 purchased from
Brazil SS Co., Liverpool, renamed Cyril, 1897 sold to Empreza Navagacao
Gram Para, Para, renamed Braganca. |
1,190 |
| Cyril (2) |
1883 |
ex- Hawarden Castle, 1902 - 1905 built in 1883 and purchased
from Union-Castle
Mail SS Co, renamed Cyril, 1905 sank in collision with SS Anselm
in Amazon. |
4,341 |
| Cyril (3) |
|
see Sheridan. |
|
| Denis (1) |
1911 |
1932 scrapped Italy. |
4,435 |
| Denis (2) |
1949 |
1968 sold to Vasmanto Shipping Co., Liberia, renamed Akrogiali,
1972 scrapped. |
2,990 |
| Dominic (1) |
1895 |
1923 sold to Greece, renamed Taxiarchis. |
2,966 |
| Dominic (2) |
1922 |
ex- Claus Horn, 1923 purchased from H.C.Horn,
Flensburg, renamed Dominic, carried Brazilian coastal passengers only, 1932
sold to Maurel & Prom, Bordeaux, renamed Montesquieu. |
3,396 |
| Dominic (3) |
1945 |
ex- Hickory Stream, 1947 purchased from US War
Shipping Administration renamed Dominic, 1961 sold to Singapore renamed
Samodra Mas. |
3,834 |
| Dominic (4) |
1953 |
ex- Makati, 1967 transferred
from Austasia Ltd, Singapore renamed Dominic, 1975 sold to Cyprus renamed
Dominica. |
3,324 |
| Dunstan (1) |
1895 |
1923 sold to Greece, renamed Despina. |
2,966 |
| Dunstan (2) |
1925 |
ex- A.D. Bordes, 1935 purchased from France,
renamed Dunstan, 1941 bombed and sunk off Cape Wrath; loss of 2 lives. |
5,149 |
| Dunstan (3) |
|
see Pachitea. |
|
| Dunstan (4) |
1948 |
1951 transferred to Lamport & Holt renamed
Sallust (3), 1958 returned to Booth Line reverted to Dunstan, 1966 renamed
Basil (4), 1968 sold to Panama renamed Christina. |
2,993 |
| Dunstan (5) |
|
see Crispin (3) |
|
| Fluminense |
1891 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet,
1909 sold to de C. Martins, Para, renamed Amazonia. |
2,154 |
| Francis |
1910 |
1931 sold to Moller, Shanghai, renamed Rosalie
Moller. |
3,960 |
| Grangense |
1891 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet,
1910 sold to Turkey, renamed On Temmouz. |
2,162 |
| Gregory (1) |
1879 |
ex- Laurium, 1889 purchased from
Cie Maritime du Pacifique, Havre, renamed Gregory, 1897 sold to Empreza
Navagacao Gram Para, Para, renamed Guajara. |
1,587 |
| Gregory (2) |
1891 |
ex- Creswell, 1899 purchased from J.E. Bowser, Newcastle,
renamed Gregory, 1907 transferred to Iquitos SS Co, 1911 reverted to Booth
Line, 1920 wrecked on
Tutoia Bar. |
2,030 |
| Hilary (1) |
1889 |
ex- Red Sea, 1892 purchased from
Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co., renamed Hilary, 1911 sold to Japan,
renamed Misumi Maru. |
1,930 |
| Hilary (2) |
1908 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Shetlands while
Armed Merchant Cruiser. |
6,329 |
| Hilary (3) |
1931 |
1959 scrapped at Inverkeithing. |
7,403 |
| Hildebrand (1) |
1893 |
1908 transferred
to Iquitos SS Co., Liverpool renamed Huayna, 1911 reverted to
Booth Line Hildebrand, 1917 converted to Q ship by Admiralty (merchant
ship with hidden guns to lure submarines to surface) and held several
fictitious names during this period, 1919 sold to Spain renamed
Manuel Carsi. |
1,947 |
| Hildebrand (2) |
1911 |
1932 laid up, 1935 scrapped Wales. |
6,995 |
| Hildebrand (3) |
1951 |
1957 grounded near Lisbon - total loss. |
7,735 |
| Horatio |
1892 |
1895 purchased from Thos.
Wilson & Co, Hull, 1911 sold to Christian Salveson &
Co., converted to whale store ship. |
3,212 |
| Huascar |
1896 |
1898 purchased from Hernandez & Co.,
Liverpool, 1901 transferred to Iquitos SS Co. |
875 |
| Huayna |
|
see Hildebrand (1) |
|
| Hubert (1) |
1894 |
1908 transferred to Iquitos SS Co.,
Liverpool, renamed Atahualpa, 1911 reverted to Booth
Line Hubert, 1919 sold to Franco-British SS Co., renamed
City of Algiers. |
1,922 |
| Hubert (2) |
1910 |
1934 scrapped Scotland. |
3,930 |
| Hubert (3) |
1946 |
1951 purchased from Ministry of
War Transport, renamed Cuthbert (2), 1954 transferred to
Austasia, renamed Mandama. |
4,251 |
| Hubert (4) |
1954 |
1964 transferred to Blue Star Line, chartered to
Austasia Ltd, renamed Malaysia. |
8,062 |
| Javary |
1898 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1914
sold to Garland SS Corp, NY. |
1,199 |
| Jerome (1) |
1866 |
1890 sold to Goodyear & Co., Liverpool, renamed
Murcia. |
1,090 |
| Jerome (2) |
1877 |
ex- Warwick Castle, 1897 purchased
from Castle
Mail Packet Co., renamed Jerome, 1911 sold to Turkey, renamed Kirasounde. |
2,957 |
| Justin (1) |
1880 |
ex- Ponca, 1890 purchased from
Mediterranean & New York SS Co., renamed Justin, 1898 sold to G. Beck
& Cie, Dunkirk. |
1,774 |
| Justin (2) |
1904 |
1930 scrapped Holland. |
3,506 |
| Jutahy |
1945 |
ex- Roband Hitch, 1946 chartered from
Panama Shipping
Co. renamed Jutahy, 1954 transferred to Lamport & Holt renamed
Sargent. |
3,843 |
| Lanfranc (1) |
1884 |
1898 sold to J.Montgomery, Belize, renamed
Olympia. |
1,657 |
| Lanfranc (2) |
1906 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Havre while being
used as hospital ship; loss of 34 lives. |
6,287 |
| Lisbonense |
1871 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1904
sold to Vaccaro Bros, Liverpool, renamed Joseph Vaccaro. |
1,657 |
| Lyra |
1971 |
1976 chartered from Norway later renamed
Alban (2),
1978 sold to Macao renamed Lin Jiang. |
4,547 |
| Madeirense |
1891 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1910
sold to O.B.Sorenson, Bergen. |
2,760 |
| Manati |
1907 |
tug at Para, 1967 abandoned. |
58 |
| Manco |
1908 |
1921 sold to Vaccaro Bros, Honduras, renamed
Morazon. |
2,384 |
| Maranhense |
1890 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1910
scrapped.
|
2,767 |
| Mars |
1907 |
tug at Iquitos, 1960 deleted from register. |
58 |
| Mero |
1909 |
tug at Maranham, 1930 trace lost. |
58 |
| Michael |
1914 |
1924 sold to Algeria, renamed Charles Schiaffino. |
3,172 |
| Mirfield |
1871 |
1880 purchased from J.B.
Crawhall & Co, London, 1882 renamed Basil (1), 1897
sold to Empreza Navagacao Gram Para, Para, renamed
Salinas. |
1,171 |
| Napo |
1897 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1913
sold to Reval Shipping Co., renamed Kodumaa. |
1,118 |
| Obidense |
1891 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1909
sold to C. Olander, Fredrikshavn. |
2,380 |
| Origen (1) |
1886 |
ex- Gloamin, 1890 purchased from J.&
R.Mudie, Dundee, renamed Origen, 1899 sold to H. Waage, Christiania. |
1,541 |
| Origen (2) |
1918 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant on maiden
voyage; loss of 1 life. |
3,545 |
| Oswald |
1914 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk in N. Atlantic. |
5,185 |
| Pachitea |
1945 |
ex- Coastal Challenger, 1946 chartered
from Panama Shipping Co. renamed Pachitea, 1954 purchased, renamed Dunstan,
1958
transferred to Lamport & Holt renamed
Sallust (3) |
3,844 |
| Pancras |
1911 |
1932 scrapped Italy. |
4,436 |
| Paraense |
1871 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet,
1902 sold to Vaccaro Bros, Liverpool, renamed Rosina. |
1,697 |
| Polycarp (1) |
1896 |
1912 sold to Sweden, renamed Augusta. |
2,966 |
| Polycarp (2) |
1918 |
1940 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant. |
3,577 |
| Port Fairy |
1887 |
ex- Dona Maria, 1907 purchased from Andressen
Line, Oporto, 1909 sold to Ellerman Line, renamed Italian. |
2,581 |
| Santarense |
1891 |
Red Cross Line, 1896 sunk
in collision with
barque DUNDONALD (Houston Line) |
2,751 |
| Sheridan |
1961 |
1961 chartered to Lamport & Holt,
1964 sold to
Lamport & Holt, 1967 chartered from Lamport & Holt renamed Cyril (3), 1978
sold
to Greece renamed Angie. |
1,535 |
| Sobralense |
1884 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet, 1904 sold to Li Chien, Hong Kong. |
1,982 |
| Stephen |
1910 |
1934 scrapped UK. |
4,444 |
| Ucayali |
1898 |
1901 taken over with Red
Cross Line fleet,
1914 sold to Walford & Co., London. |
1,052 |
| Valiente |
1959 |
ex- Spenser (4), 1961 chartered
from Lamport & Holt renamed Valiente,
1969 renamed Veloz, 1973 sold to Colombia renamed
Tanambi. |
1,312 |
| Vamos |
1952 |
1954 chartered from Panama Shipping
Co., then
purchased, 1968 sold to Panama renamed Defiance. |
1,090 |
| Veloz (1) |
1955 |
1967 sold to Peru renamed Atahualpa. |
1,312 |
| Veloz (2) |
|
see Valiente. |
|
| Venimos |
1956 |
1956 chartered from Salient Shipping,
Bermuda, 1973
sold to Colombia renamed Acaima. |
1,309 |
| Veras |
1959 |
ex- Siddons, 1962 chartered from Lamport & Holt renamed
Veras, 1973 sold to Panama. |
1,282 |
| Viajero |
1957 |
1957 chartered from Panama Shipping
Co, 1973 sold to
Colombia renamed Pigoanza. |
1,204 |
| Vianna |
1943 |
ex- La Grande Hermine, 1951 chartered
from Panama Shipping Co., Panama renamed Vianna 1955 sold to Algeria renamed
Cap Falcon. |
2,825 |
| Vincent (1) |
1910 |
1912 sold to Santa Cruz renamed Libertad. |
986 |
| Vincent (2) |
1895 |
ex- Fort Salisbury, 1913 purchased from Bucknall
Line, renamed Vincent, 1913 sold to Andrew
Weir & Co., renamed Gujarat. |
4,456 |
Managed Ships (Check
Mariners website for details of 'Empire'
ships, 'War
__' ships and 'Liberty'
ships)
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Empire Chamois |
1918 |
ex- Westmount, 1941 acquired by MOWT from U.S.
Shipping Board, renamed Empire Chamois, managed by Booth Line. 1947 to
Goulandris Bros, London renamed Granview. |
5,683 |
| Empire Endurance |
1928 |
ex- Alster, 1940 captured from North
German Lloyd, renamed Empire Endurance managed for MOWT, 1941 torpedoed
and sunk; loss of 61 lives. |
8,514 |
| Empire Flame |
1941 |
managed for MOWT, 1945 to Medomsley SS Co.,
London renamed Dunkery Beacon. |
7,069 |
| Empire Moorhen |
1919 |
ex- West Totant, 1941 acquired by MOWT from
U.S. Shipping Board, renamed Empire Moorhen, managed by Booth Line. 1944
sunk as blockship in Normandy landings. |
5,617 |
| Fort la Maune |
1942 |
managed for MOWT, 1944 torpedoed and sunk near
Socotra Island, Red Sea; no loss of life. |
7,132 |
| Fort Nipigon |
1942 |
managed for MOWT, 1947 returned to U.S. Maritime
Commission. |
7,132 |
| Samyale |
1943 |
(Liberty Ship), managed for MOWT, 1947 to Elder
Dempster renamed Zungon. |
7,256 |
| War Icarus |
1918 |
1919 managed for the Shipping Controller, London.
1919 to Atlantic Transport Line renamed Mesaba. |
8,006 |
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