Lamport and Holt Line / Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company / Société de Nav. Royale Belge Sud-Americaine

The company started in 1845 with the sailing ship CHRISTABEL to operate in the cotton trade from Alexandria and off season marble trade from Italy. Later voyages were made to other areas including New Orleans, Bombay, Australia and New Zealand. In 1857 the company acquired their first steamship. The Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1865 to operate services to the East coast of South America and in 1877 a Belgian flagged subsidiary company, Societe de Nav. Royale Belge Sud-Americaine was started to operate the Belgian Mail contract to South America. The Argentine Steam Lighter Co., based in Buenos Aires was formed in 1884 to run a fleet of feeder ships in the River Plate. In 1911 controlling interest in the company was sold to Sir Owen Philipps (later Lord Kylsant). The Kylsant shipping empire collapsed in 1930 and the constituent companies, including Lamport & Holt were placed in the hands of receivers. The Argentine Steam Lighter Co. was sold to Albert Dodero, Buenos Aires and in 1934 a new Lamport & Holt Line Ltd was formed and the name Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company passed into history. In 1944 the company was purchased by the Vestey Group of companies which included Blue Star Line, Frederick Leyland & Co., and which also took over the Booth Line in 1946. From 1947 many inter-company transfers of ships and temporary renamings took place, plus the formations of several groupings of companies. In 1991 the last Lamport & Holt ship (CHURCHILL) transferred to Blue Star and became the ARGENTINA STAR, and the name of Lamport & Holt disappeared.

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:

• Sailing ships
  • 1845-1863 No fixed routes but sailed to India, Africa and South America with occasional voyages to the Far East and West Indies. Smaller ships traded on UK coastal and North European services plus a large Mediterranean trade
• Steamships
  • 1863-1986 Liverpool - Lisbon - Brazil - Uruguay - Argentina.
  • 1866- Liverpool / Glasgow - Antwerp - Brazil - Argentina.
  • 1869- River Plate - Brazil - New York - US East coast ports - UK.
  • 1869- River Plate - Brazil - East Coast of USA - Brazil - River Plate.

Funnel: Blue funnel with broad white band below black top Fleet: Sailing ships

Fleet: Steamships

Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Adelaide Star	1950	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1965 reverted to Blue Star Line.	12,964
Archimedes (1)	1874	1893 sold to France renamed Helene.	1,561
Archimedes (2)	1911	ex- Den of Airlie, 1912 purchased from Barrie & Son, Glasgow renamed Archimedes, 1914-1919 requisitioned as British Expeditionary Force supply ship, 1932 sold to Ben Line renamed Benmacdhui.	5,364
Arethuse	1864	1864 sold to Messageries Imperiales, Marseilles (Messageries Maritimes)	1,184
Balfe	1920	ex- War Lupin, 1920 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Balfe, 1950 sold to A. A. Hoborby renamed Star Of Aden.	5,369
Balzac (1)	1920	ex- War Yew, 1920 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Balzac, 1941 sunk by German raider ATLANTIS off Brazil.	5,372
Balzac (2)	1939	ex- Albion Star, 1954 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Balzac, 1959 renamed Carroll, 1960 reverted to Blue Star Line renamed Norman Star.	3,022
Belloc	1980	owned by Belloc Shipping Co renamed Boswell, 1981 sold to Panama renamed Piva.	9,324
Bernini	1918	ex- War Penguin, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Bernini, 1933 sold to Greece renamed Mount Dirfys.	5,242
Bessel	1878	1895 sunk in collision with Wilson Line's s/s HERO in English Channel.	1,911
Biela (1)	1870	1900 sunk in collision with s/s EAGLE POINT off Nantucket.	2,162
Biela (2)	1918	ex- War Mastiff, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Biela, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Race; loss of 56 lives.	5,298
Bonheur	1920	ex- War Triumph, 1920 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Bonheur, 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Wrath.	5,327
Boswell (1)	1920	ex- War Bamboo, 1920 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Boswell, 1933 sold to White SS Co renamed Adderstone.	5,327
Boswell (2)	1938	ex- Barfleur, 1955 purchased from French Line renamed Boswell, 1960 renamed Crome, 1960 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Roman Star.	3,111
Boswell (3)	1979	1983 sold to China renamed Shun Yi.	9,324
Brisbane Star	1937	1950 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1959 reverted to Blue Star Line.	11,076
Bronte (1)	1919	ex- War Coney, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Bronte, 1939 torpedoed and damaged off Ireland, sunk by escorts.	5,314
Bronte (2)	1930	ex- Benedict, 1948 transferred from Booth Linerenamed Bronte, 1950 sold to Turkey renamed Muzaffer.	4,949
Bronte (3)	1979	1983 sold to China renamed Dong Jiang.	9,324
Browning (1)	1919	ex- War Marten, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Browning, 1942 torpedoed and sunk during Oran landings.	5,332
Browning (2)	1928	ex- Boniface, 1949 transferred from Booth Line renamed Browning, 1951 sold to Panama renamed Sannicola.	4,862
Browning (3)	1979	1983 sold to China renamed An Fu Jiang.	9,324
Bruyere	1919	ex- War Mole, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Bruyere, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off Freetown.	5,335
Buffon	1883	1908 sold to Brazil renamed Tijuca.	2,304
Byron (1)	1901	ex- Loyalist, 1902 purchased from Furness, Withy & Co renamed Byron, 1915 taken over by the Admiralty as convoy commodore ship, 1922 sold to Chile renamed Santiago.	3,909
Byron (2)	1940	ex- Bernard, 1947 transferred from Booth Line renamed Byron, 1953 renamed Lalande, 1961 sold, renamed Uncle Bart and scrapped.	6,902
Calderon (1)	1971	1887 sold to Brazil renamed Arlindo.	1,054
Calderon (2)	1900	1901 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1912 collided with s/s MUSKETEER in River Mersey, broke in two.	4,083
Cameons (1)	1871	1879 aold to Slimon & Co, Leith.	1,093
Camoens (2)	1900	1901 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1908 reverted to British flag, 1924 scrapped.	4,070
Canning (1)	1883	Brazilian coastal services, 1891 sold to Brazilian Government renamed Itatiaya.	645
Canning (2)	1896	1899-1900 Boer War transport, 1914 requisitioned as convoy protection balloon ship HMS Canning, 1919 returned to owners, 1921 sold to Greece renamed Okeanis.	5,366
Canova (2)	1876	1883 sold to Brazil.	1,120
Canova (3)	1895	1899-1900 Boer War transport, 1901 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1906 reverted to British flag, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland.	4,637
Carroll		see Balzac (2)
Cassini	1866	1871 sold to R. T. Smyth & Co, Liverpool.	993
Cavour (1)	1881	Brazilian coastal services, 1891 sold to Brazilian Government renamed Itapeva.	632
Cavour (2)	1895	1899-1900 Boer War transport, 1929 scrapped.	4,914
Caxton	1883	ex- Test, 1885 purchased from T. R. Oswald & Co, Liverpool renamed Caxton, 1895 sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool renamed Mendota.	2,784
Cervantes (1)	1874	1884 sold to Brazil renamed Camillo.	1,131
Cervantes (2)	1895	1899-1900 Boer War transport, 1902 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1908 reverted to British flag, 1914 captured and sunk in South Atlantic by German cruiser KARLSRUHE.	4,635
Chantry	1890	1896 wrecked near Valparaiso.	2,788
Chatham (1)	1883	Brazilian coastal services, 1891 sold to Brazilian Government renamed Itauna.	647
Chatham (2)	1960	1962 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Mendoza Star.	3,563
Chaucer	1886	1913 scrapped.	2,769
Churchill	1979	ex- New Zealand Star, 1986 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Churchill, 1991 reverted to Blue Star Line renamed Argentina Star.	17,082
City of Rio de Janeiro	1868	1870 purchased from Tait & Co, London, 1873 renamed Teniers, 1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1892 scrapped.	1,597
Colbert	1908	jointly owned with E. Grosos, Havre, sailed under French flag, 1917 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean.	5,395
Coleridge	1875	ex- Mira, 1889 purchased from Rathbone Bros, Liverpool renamed Coleridge, 1890 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1892 reverted to British flag, 1893 scrapped.	2,610
Columbia Star	1939	1950 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1953 renamed Dryden (4), 1955 renamed Patagonia Star, 1957 reverted to Columbia Star, 1959 returned to Blue Star Line.	8,293
Constable	1959	1962 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Santos Star.	3,594
Copernicus (1)	1861	1862 sold to Messageries Imperiales, Marseilles (Messgeries Maritimes) renamed Copernic.	1,597
Copernicus (2)	1866	1877 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1883 wrecked Ponta de Pedras, Brazil.	1,629
Copernicus (3)	1887	ex- Lilian, 1888 purchased from E. Bates & Cp, Liverpool renamed Copernicus, 1895 disappeared en route New York to Valparaiso.	3,153
Crome		see Boswell (2)
Cuvier	1883	1900 sunk in collision with s/s DOVRE off Goodwin Sands.	2,299
Dalton	1881	1895 wrecked Isle of Islay.	2,039
Debrett	1940	1955 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Washington Star, 1956 reverted to Debrett, 1964 sold, renamed Ambasciata and scrapped.	6,244
Defoe (1)	1940	1942 sank when cargo exploded off Rockall.	6,245
Defoe (2)	1945	1954 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Geelong Star, 1958 reverted to Defoe, 1966 sold to Panama renamed Argolis Star.	8,641
Delambre (1)	1873	1896 sold to Thirkell & Co, Liverpool.	1,308
Delambre (2)	1917	ex- War Dame, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Delambre, 1940 captured and sunk by German raider THOR.	7,032
Delane	1937	1954 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Seattle Star.	7,761
Delius	1937	1954 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Portland Star, 1958 reverted to Delius, 1961 sold to Morocco renamed Kettara VII. and scrapped.	7,783
Devis (1)	1938	1943 torpedoed and sunk off Sicily while trooping; loss of 52 lives.	7,761
Devis (2)	1944	1955 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Oakland Star, 1956 reverted to Devis, 1962 scrapped.	8,148
Donati	1866	1891 sold to A. Coote & Co, Liverpool.	1,392
Dryden (1)	1885	1895 sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool renamed Menemsha.	2,743
Dryden (2)	1912	1932 sold to Greece renamed Panagiotis Th. Coumantaros.	5,839
Dryden (3)	1944	ex- Empire Haig, 1946 purchased from MOWT renamed Dryden, 1951 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Fremantle Star, 1956 renamed Catalina Star, 1963 reverted to Lamport & Holt renamed Devis (3), 1969 sold, renamed Mondia and scrapped.	9,942
Dryden (4)		see Columbia Star.
Empire Star	1946	1950 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1971 scrapped.	7,027
Euclid (1)	1877	1898 sold to Brazil.	1,545
Euclid (2)	1911	ex- Horley, 1912 purchased from Houlder, Middleton & Co, London renamed Euclid, 1931 sold to Ben Line renamed Benvannoch.	4,770
Flamsteed (1)	1866	1873 sunk in collision with HMS BELLEROPHON.	1,376
Flamsteed (2)	1892	1893 wrecked Imperial River, Chile.	3,381
Flaxman	1882	1903 sold to Brazil renamed Canoe.	2,175
Fremantle Star	1960	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1965 reverted to Blue Star Line.	8,403
Galileo (1)	1864	1872 sold to T. H. Jackson & Co, Liverpool renamed Juan.	1,585
Galileo (2)	1873	1886 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1899 scrapped.	2,263
Garrick	1885	1906 sold to Norway as whaling supply ship renamed Fridtjof Nansen.	2,561
Gassendi	1872	1885 sold to T & J. MacFarlane, Glasgow.	1,249
George Salt	1936	tug, 1945 transferred from Blue Star Line, stationed at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1946 sold to Brazil renamed Sao Cristovo.	77
Halley	1865	1895 scrapped.	1,347
Handel	1881	1902 sold to Italy renamed Guasco.	1,988
Herschel (1)	1864	4th Dec.1865 wrecked at Maldonado Harbour, River Plate.	1,543
Herschel (2)	1879	1902 scrapped after collision with Yeoward Line's s/s ARDEOLA in River Mersey.	1,950
Herschel (3)	1914	1934 scrapped.	6,293
Hevelius	1874	1889 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1903 scrapped.	2,611
Hipparchus	1867	1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1895 hulked at Buenos Aires.	1,840
Hogarth (1)	1883	1904 sold to Brazil renamed Attilio.	2,057
Hogarth (2)	1921	1933 scrapped.	8,109
Holbein (1)	1882	1901 sold to Spain renamed Timbre.	2,053
Holbein (2)	1914	1935 scrapped.	6,278
Homer	1895	1912 sold to Uruguay renamed Odila.	2,585
Horace	1895	1916 sunk in South Atlantic by German raider MOEWE.	3,335
Horrox	1877	1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1887 reverted to British flag, 1903 scrapped.	1,707
Humboldt	1866	1894 sold to Brazil renamed Camocin.	1,346
Inventor	1878	1905 purchased from T & J. Harrison, Liverpool, 1905 storage hulk at Buenos Aires, 1910 sold to Chile as hulk renamed Adriana.	2,291
Ironsides	1865	1866 purchased from Girvan & Co, Liverpool, 1868 sold to D. Jones, Briton Ferry.	691
Kepler	1863	1871 rebuilt to 2232 tons, 1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1902 reverted to British flag, 1903 scrapped	1,500
La Plata	1866	1867 taken over with Malcolmson Bros, Waterford, 1874 sold to Bailey & Leetham, Hull.	1,778
Lalande (1)	1872	1885 sold to J. J. MacFarlane & Co, Glasgow.	1,048
Lalande (2)	1920	1950 sold to Italy renamed Cristina Maria G.	7,453
Lalande (3)	1944	ex- Pacific Star, 1951 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Lalande, 1951 sold to Italy renamed Ninfea.	7,259
Lalande (4)		see Byron (2)
Laplace (1)	1866	1894 sold to Brazil renamed Capibaribe.	1,410
Laplace (2)	1919	1942 torpedoed and sunk off Cape of Good Hope; no loss of life.	7,327
Laplace (3)	1944	ex- Oregon Star, 1952 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Laplace, 1953 sold to Panama renamed San Panteleimon.	7,283
Lassell (1)	1878	1900 sold to McCaldin Bros, New York.	1,957
Lassell (2)	1922	1941 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Verde Islands; loss of 17 lives.	7,417
Lassell (3)	1943	ex- Samariz, 1947 purchased from U.S. War Shipping Admin., renamed Lassell, 1962 sold to Lebanon renamed Alolos II.	7,256
Leibnitz	1873	1889 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1896 scrapped.	2,280
Leighton	1921	1947 scuttled with cargo of surplus ammunition.	7,412
Linnell	1921	1939 scrapped after grounding damage at Alexandria.	7,424
Luna	1889	tug at Buenos Aires, 1894 transferred to Argentine owners (lasted until 1975 when beached and abandoned)	193
Maraldi	1873	1875 wrecked near Pernambuco.	1,002
Marconi	1916	1937 transferred to Kaye, Sons & Co, London, 1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic; loss of 22 lives.	7,402
Maskelyne	1874	1889 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1903 sank in Atlantic.	2,605
Meissonier	1914	1930 sold to Nelson Line.	7,206
Memling (1)	1872	ex- Malaga, 1873 purchased from Malcolm & Co, London renamed Memling, 1885 sold to Monteith & Co, Glasgow.	1,007
Memling (2)	1915	1917 torpedoed and damaged off Brest, total loss.	7,307
Memling (3)	1942	ex- Empire Bardolph, 1945 purchased from MOWT renamed Memling, 1953 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Vancouver Star, 1957 reverted to Memling, 1959 scrapped.	7.017
Memnon	1861	1883 sold to Blue Funnel Line.	1,210
Millais (1)	1916	1938 sold to Blue Star Line renamed Scottish Star..	7,224
Millais (2)	1942	ex- Empire Geraint, 1946 purchased from MOWT renamed Millais, 1952 transferred to Blue Star Line renamed Oregon Star.	6,991
Millais (3)	1944	ex- Fresno Star, 1957 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Millais, 1960 sold to Hong Kong renamed Grosvenor Navigator.	7,053
Milton	1888	1910 scrapped.	2,679
Moliere	1915	1929 sold to Nelson Line.	7,206
Mozart	1881	1902 scrapped.	1,994
Murillo (1)	1915	1929 sold to Nelson Line.	7,206
Murillo (2)	1942	ex- Celtic Star, 1947 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Murillo, 1952 sold to Italy renamed Bogliasco.	7,046
Murillo (3)	1944	ex- Tacoma Star, 1957 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Murillo, 1959 laid up, 1961 scrapped.	7,201
Napier Star	1942	1950 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1953 transferred to Booth Line.	7,166
Naysmyth (1)	1880	1902 scrapped.	2,001
Naysmyth (2)	1919	ex- War Vision, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Naysmyth, 1938 scrapped after grounding damage in Canary Islands.	6,509
New Zealand Star	1935	1950 chartered from Blue Star Line, 1953 transferred to Booth Line.	10,746
Newton (1)	1864	1881 wrecked Madeira.	1,324
Newton (2)	1888	1910 scrapped.	2,540
Newton (3)	1919	ex- War Justice, 1919 purchased from The Shipping Controller renamed Newton, 1933 sold to Greece renamed Mount Orthrys.	6,509
Olbers	1870	1886 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1901 scrapped.	2,162
Pascal (1)	1869	1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1887 reverted to British flag, 1897 scrapped.	1,876
Pascal (2)	1913	1916 torpedoed and sunk off Channel Islands; loss of 2 lives.	5,587
Patagonia Star		see Columbia Star.
Phidias (1)	1890	1911 sold to Brazil renamed Tupy.	2,822
Phidias (2)	1913	1941 torpedoed, shelled and sunk in Atlantic by U-Boat; loss of 8 lives.	5,623
Plato	1878	1892 propeller shaft broke and sank in Atlantic; no loss of life.
Pliny	1878	1882 wrecked off New Jersey.	1,671
Plutarch	1913	1931 sold to Yugoslavia renamed Durmitor.	5,613
Ptolomy	1865	1896 scrapped.	1,115
Queensland Star	1957	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1965 reverted to Blue Star Line.	9,920
Raeburn (1)	1900	1900 Boer War transport, 1914 chartered to French Government for 6 voyages, 1931 scrapped.	6,511
Raeburn (2)	1952	1958 chartered to Blue Star Line renamed Colorado Star, 1972 chartered to Austasia Line renamed Mahsuri, 1977 returned to owners renamed Roland (1), 1978 scrapped.	8,292
Raeburn (4)	1949	ex- Wanstead, 1964 chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London renamed Raeburn, 1964 returned to owners renamed Wanliu.	9,096
Raeburn (5)	1957	ex- Canadian Star, 1972 chartered from Blue Star Line renamed Raeburn, 1975 purchased from Blue Star Line, 1979 sold to Cyprus renamed Braeburn.	6,291
Raphael (1)	1898	1899-1900 Boer War transport, 1930 scrapped.	4,699
Raphael (2)	1953	1976 sold to Cyprus renamed Pola Rika.	7,971
Rembrandt	1899	1900 Boer War transport, 1922 scrapped.	4,667
Renoir	1952	ex- Benedict, 1967 chartered from Booth Line renamed Renoir, 1971 sold to Panama renamed Diamond Star.	4,300
Rhodesia Star	1943	1949 chartered from Blue Star Line, 1959 returned to owners.	8,642
Rockhampton Star	1958	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1965 reverted to Blue Star Line.	10,619
Roland (1)	1950	ex- Dunedin Star, 1968 transferred from Blue Star Line renamed Roland, 1975 sold to Cyprus renamed Jessica.	7,344
Roland (2)		see Raeburn (2)
Romney (1)	1898	1900 Boer War transport, 1926 scrapped.	4,464
Romney (2)	1952	1978 scrapped.	8,237
Romney (3)	1979	ex- Ruddbank, 1983 purchased from Andrew Weir & Co. renamed Romney, 1986 sold to Hong Kong renamed Lairg.	12,214
Ronsard	1957	1980 sold to Panama renamed Obestein.	7,948
Roscoe		see Spenser (3)
Rosse	1875	1887 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1898 sold to Brazil.	1,683
Rossetti (1)	1900	1929 scrapped.	6,508
Rossetti (2)	1956	1963 chartered to Booth Line renamed Boniface, 1967 reverted to Rossetti, 1970 chartered to Booth renamed Boniface, 1974 sold to Greece renamed Amaryllis.	4,538
Rossetti (3)	1950	ex- Woodford, 1963 chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London renamed Rossetti, 1964 reverted owners as Woodford.	5,664
Rossetti (4)	1958	ex- Weybridge, 1964 chartered from Watts, Watts & Co, London renamed Rossetti, 1964 reverted to owners as Weybridge.	9,221
Rossini		see Siddons (3)
Rubens (1)	1872	1900 became refrigerated store ship at Punta Arenas, 1909 hulked.	1,709
Rubens (2)		see Siddons (3)
Rubens (3)	1951	ex- Dunstan, 1966 chartered from Booth Line renamed Rubens, 1973 sold to Greece renamed Irini K.	4,472
Saladin	1856	1865 purchased from West India & Pacific SS Co, Liverpool, 1872 sold to J. Martin, Liverpool.	510
Sallust (1)	1898	1924 scrapped.	3,628
Sallust (2)	1948	ex- Dunstan, 1951 transferred from Booth Line renamed Sallust, 1958 reverted to Booth Line renamed Dunstan.	2,993
Sallust (3)	1945	ex- Dunstan, 1958 transferred from Booth Line renamed Sallust, 1959 transferred to Austasia Line renamed Malacca.	3,844
Sargent	1945	ex- Jutahy, 1954 transferred from Booth Line renamed Sargent, 1962 sold to Greece renamed Pamit.	3,843
Scottish Star	1950	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1967 trapped in Suez Canal by Arab-Israel War, 1970 abandoned to underwriters, 1975 towed to Port Said, sold to Greece, renamed Kavo Yerakas.	10,174
Sheridan (1)	1918	1947 sold to Alexandria Nav. Co., renamed Star of Cairo.	4,665
Sheridan (2)	1945	ex- Hickory Glen, 1947 purchased from MOWT renamed Sheridan, 1960 transferred to Austasia Line renamed Matupi.	3,843
Sheridan (3)	1961	Chartered from Booth Line, 1967 reverted to Booth Line renamed Cyril.	1,535
Siddons (1)	1886	1894 sold to Bellingall & Garroway, Glasgow.	2,846
Siddons (2)	1910	ex- Tremont, 1911 purchased from E. C. Thin & Co, Liverpool renamed Siddons, 1923 sold to R. J. Thomas, Cardiff renamed Cambrian Maid.	4,189
Siddons (3)	1952	1955 renamed Rubens, 1965 chartered to Booth Line renamed Bernard, 1967 returned to owners renamed Rossini, 1979 transferred to Booth Line renamed Bernard.	4,459
Siddons (4)	1959	1962 chartered to Booth Line renamed Veras, 1973 sold to Panama	1,282
Sirius	1869	1878 purchased from Rathbone & Co, Liverpool, 1899 scrapped.	2,175
Socrates	1913	1930 sold to Greece renamed P. Margaronis.	4,979
Spenser (1)	1885	1895 sold to T. Hogan & Sons, Liverpool renamed Manitou.	2,477
Spenser (2)	1910	ex- Tripoli, 1911 purchased from E. C. Thin & Co, Liverpool renamed Spenser, 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Tuskar Rock; no loss of life.	4,186
Spenser (3)	1935	ex- Star of el Nil, 1950 purchased from MOWT renamed Spenser, 1955 renamed Roscoe, 1962 scrapped.	6,334
Spenser (4)	1959	1961 sold to Panama Shipping Co, Panama, chartered to Booth Line renamed Valiente.	1,312
Spenser (5)	1961	Chartered from Booth Line, 1967 reverted to Booth Line renamed Cuthbert.	1,535
Stella	1880	tug based at Buenos Aires, 1894 sold Argentina.	106
Strabo (1)	1881	1905 scrapped.	1,965
Strabo (2)	1913	1932 sold to Greece renamed Pauline.	4,910
Swinburne	1917	1941 bombed off Ireland and sunk by escort ship.	4,659
Talisman	1860	1865 purchased from West India & Pacific SS Co, Liverpool, 1873 sank off Portugal.	738
Teniers		see City of Rio de Janeiro.
Tennyson	1900	ex- Evangeline, 1902 purchased from Furness, Withy & Co renamed Tennyson, 1914 taken over by the Admiralty as convoy commodore ship, 1922 sold to Chile renamed Valparaiso.	3,901
Terence	1902	1917 captured and sunk by U-Boat in Atlantic.	4,309
Thales	1873	1891 sold to France renamed Jules Coudert.	1,488
Thespis	1901	1930 scrapped.	4,343
Timaru Star	1945	1950 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1958 renamed California Star, 1959 reverted to Blue Star Line.	7,930
Tintoretto	1902	1930 scrapped.	4,181
Titian	1902	1917 torpedoed and sunk by Austrian submarine off Malta.	4.170
Tycho Brahe	1867	1878 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1892 sold to Charles Wells, London renamed Palais Royale (Charles Wells is the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo)	1,848
Ulster Star	1959	1964 transferred from Blue Star Line, 1965 reverted to Blue Star Line.	10,413
Vandyck (1)	1867	ex- Warrior, 1872 purchased from T & J. Harrison, Liverpool renamed Vandyck, 1892 hulked at Rio de Janeiro.	1,502
Vandyck (2)	1911	1914 captured and sunk off Brazil by German cruiser KARLSRUHE.	9,872
Vandyck (3)	1921	1939 converted to boarding vessel HMS Vandyck, then depot ship at Scapa Flow. 1940 bombed and sunk near Narvik during evacuation from Norway.	13,233
Vasari	1908	1919-1921 chartered to Cunard, 1928 sold to Hellyer Bros, Hull renamed Arctic Queen.	8,401
Vauban	1912	1913 chartered to Royal Mail Line renamed Alcala, 1913 reverted to Vauban, 1930 laid up, 1932 scrapped.	10,660
Velasquez	1906	1908 wrecked in fog near Santos; no loss of life.	7,452
Verdi (1)	1907	1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland.(6)	6,578
Verdi (2)	1954	ex- Hermes, 1955 purchased from Germany renamed Verdi, 1963 sold to Holland renamed Kilo.	571
Veronese	1906	1913 wrecked near Leixoes, Portugal; loss of 27 lives.	7,877
Vestris	1912	1928 sank in storm off Hampton Roads; loss of 112 lives.	10,494
Virgil (1)	1896	1924 scrapped.	3,338
Virgil (2)	1956	1956 chartered from Panama Shipping Co, Panama, 1963 sold to Holland renamed Metre.	404
Voltaire (1)	1907	1916 sunk in Atlantic by German raider MOEWE.	8,406
Voltaire (2)	1923	1939 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Voltaire,.1941 sunk in battle with German raider THOR; loss of 75 lives.	13,248
Wordsworth	1882	ex- Capella, 1889 purchased from Rathbone Bros, Liverpool renamed Wordsworth, 1890 transferred to Belgian subsidiary, 1893 wrecked near Santos.	3,260
Zulu	1857	1858 sold to Port Louis, Mauritius owners.	189

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