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The FleetsChesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company
The Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company started Liverpool - Newport News sailings in
1893 in partnership with Furness to carry cargo, emigrants, cattle and troops. The ships were
fitted with portable hinged fittings to enable cattle to be carried from America to Britain and
emigrants or cargo to be carried in the same spaces on the return voyage. In 1907 all ships were
transferred to the main Furness Withy fleet and Chesapeake & Ohio lay dormant until 1912 when
the company was temporarily revived as owners of two ships. In 1913 the company was
completely absorbed by Furness Withy and went into voluntary liquidation.
Ships' histories are given while owned by the C&O / Furness group.
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.
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Albiana (1) |
1905 |
1907 transferred from Furness to
C&O, 1907 transferred to Agincourt SS Co., renamed
Evesham, 1914 transferred to Furness
Agentuur Maats,
renamed Veenbergen, 1917 returned to Furness Withy,
1919 transferred to Furness Agentuur Maats, renamed
Voorburg, 1922 sold, renamed Karl Hans. |
4,224 |
| Albiana (2) |
1898 |
ex- Braemount, 1912 purchased from Glasgow
owners and renamed Albiana, 1913 sold to Sale & Co.,
London. |
3,607 |
| Alleghany |
1901 |
1902 transferred from British
Maritime Trust to C&O, 1909 transferred to Furness
Withy, 1912 sold to Japan, renamed Saigon Maru. |
4,262 |
| Appomatox |
1893 |
1902 sold to Elders &
Fyffes Ltd. |
2,875 |
| Chickahominy |
1893 |
1902 sold to Elders &
Fyffes Ltd. |
2,875 |
| Graciana |
1903 |
ex- Sierra Morena, 1911 purchased by Furness, 1912
transferred to C&O, 1913 transferred to Furness
Withy,
1924 sold to Greece, renamed Andreas K. |
3,536 |
| Greenbrier |
1893 |
1902 sold to Elders &
Fyffes Ltd. |
2,875 |
| Kanawha |
1893 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, 1922 sold,
renamed Georgette and scrapped. |
3,884 |
| Mariana |
1905 |
1907 transferred from Furness to
C&O, 1908 transferred to Furness Withy, 1908 sold to
Belgium, renamed Gouverneur de Lantscheere. |
4,204 |
| Newport News |
1907 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, 1913 sold,
renamed Ijzerhandel. |
3,031 |
| Norfolk |
1907 |
1908 transferred to Furness Withy, 1914 sold to
Greece, renamed Efstathios. |
3,836 |
| Powhatan |
1900 |
launched as Austriana,
completed for British Maritime Trust as Powhatan, 1902
transferred to C&O, 1909 transferred to Furness Withy,
1913 sold to Japan, renamed Senju Maru. |
4,262 |
| Rapidan (1) |
1898 |
1898 transferred to Furness
Withy, 1902 sold to
Houlder Line, renamed Haversham
Grange. |
7,359 |
| Rapidan (2) |
1907 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, chartered to Clan
Line, renamed Clan Maciver, 1913 returned to Furness,
renamed Rapidan, 1923 sold, renamed Dovenby Hall. |
3,760 |
| Rappahannock |
1893 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, 1916 torpedoed
and sunk. |
3,884 |
| Richmond |
1907 |
1908 transferred to Furness Withy, 1914 sold,
renamed Dront. |
2,921 |
| Roanoke |
1907 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, chartered to Clan
Line, renamed Clan Macinnes, 1913 returned to Furness,
renamed Roanoke, 1917 torpedoed and sunk. |
3,755 |
| Shenandoah |
1893 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, 1916 mined and
sunk. |
3,886 |
| Washington |
1907 |
1907 transferred to Furness Withy, 1913 sold,
renamed Ersthandel. |
3,031 |
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