The Fleets
This page includes British & North Atlantic S.N. Co., Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Company
The Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company was founded in 1870. In 1872, the name was changed to Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Company. Originally it was to sail from Liverpool to New Orleans via Bordeaux, Lisbon and Havana. Later a route from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal was added in the summer. The New Orleans route was abandoned and the Line continued the Canada route and added a Portland, Maine route in the winter. Later a Bristol to Montreal route was also added. All but the Vancouver carried livestock.
In the early 1890s the Dominion Line was in financial trouble and on 12th Dec,1894 the business was sold to Richards, Mills & Co., Liverpool who were owners of the British & North Atlantic S.N. Co. and its fleet of five cargo steamers - NORSEMAN (1), ROMAN, OTTOMAN, ANGLOMAN (1) and CAMBROMAN which had been running between Liverpool and Boston under Warren Line management. From 1894 the B & NA and Dominion Line were combined.
In 1902 the International Mercantile Marine Company was formed and acquired the shares of Frederick Leyland & Co, Dominion Line, American Line, Atlantic Transport Line, Red Star Line and White Star Lines. Much re-allocation of routes and ships took place within the group. Dominion Line's passenger services ceased in 1914 and in 1921 the remaining Dominion ships were transferred to Leyland Line ownership but continued Dominion services under the name White Star - Dominion Line Joint Service. This name disappeared in 1926 to be replaced by White Star Line (Canadian Sevices).
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.
Routes
- 1870-1914 Liverpool - New Orleans (cargo)
- 1872-1926 Liverpool - Queenstown (Cobh) - Quebec - Montreal.
- 1872-1926 Liverpool / Bristol (Avonmouth) - Halifax - Portland (Maine) / Philadelphia.
- 1885-1888 Bristol (Avonmouth) - New Orleans (cargo)
- 1886-1896 Liverpool - Belfast / Londonderry - Quebec - Montreal
- 1888-1914 Liverpool - Cobh - Baltimore (winter service)
- 1896-1929 Liverpool - Boston
- 1902-1910 Boston - Mediterranean (winter service)
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angloman | 1892 | 1896 transferred from British & North Atlantic S.N. Co., 1896 wrecked Anglesey. | 4,892 |
| Bavaria | 1857 | 1876 purchased from Hamburg America Line, 1877 destroyed by fire at sea, no lives lost | 2,405 |
| Belgian | see Missouri | ||
| Borussia | 1854 | 1877 purchased from Hamburg America Line, 1879 abandoned at sea, 165 lives lost | 2,131 |
| British Prince | 1882 | 1895 chartered from British Shipowners Ltd. for one voyage. | 3,871 |
| Brooklyn | 1869 | ex- City of Brooklyn, 1878 purchased from Inman Line, rebuilt to 4215 tons, renamed Brooklyn, 1885 wrecked Anticosti Island | 2,911 |
| Californian | 1901 | 1902 chartered from Leyland Line for 5 voyages | 6,223 |
| Cambroman | 1892 | 1899 transferred from British & North American S.N. Co., 1910 scrapped | 4,920 |
| Canada | 1896 | 1914-1918 troopship, 1926 scrapped Italy. | 8,806 |
| City of Dublin | see Quebec | ||
| Colonian | 1901 | 1902 chartered from Leyland Line for 8 voyages. | 6,440 |
| Columbus | 1903 | after 2 voyages sold to White Star Line, renamed Republic. | 15,378 |
| Commonwealth | 1900 | 1903 sold to White Star Line renamed Canopic. | 12,097 |
| Cornishman | 1891 | ex- Nomadic, 1903 purchased from White Star Line, 1904 renamed Cornishman, 1921 transferred to Leyland Line. | 5,749 |
| Crescent City | 1870 | 1871 wrecked Galley Head, Ireland on maiden voyage. | 2,017 |
| Derbyshire | 1897 | 1899 chartered from Bibby Line for 4 voyages | 6,636 |
| Dominion (1) | 1874 | 1895 sold to E. Thirkell, Liverpool. | 3,176 |
| Dominion (2) | 1894 | ex- Prussia, 1898 purchased from Hamburg America Line renamed Dominion, 1914-1918 requisitioned as store and supply ship, 1919 converted to cargo ship, 1922 scrapped. | 6,618 |
| Englishman | 1891 | ex- Sandusky, 1899 purchased from Union Line renamed Englishman, 1916 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic; loss of 10 lives. | 5,257 |
| Hamilton | 1869 | ex- Nevada, 1893 purchased from Guion Line renamed Hamilton, 1896 scrapped. | 3,617 |
| Haverford | 1901 | 1908 chartered from American Line for 2 voyages | 11,635 |
| Irishman (1) | 1898 | ex- Monmouth, 1898 purchased from Elder Dempster & Co renamed Irishman, 1903 transferred to National Line renamed Michigan. | 8,001 |
| Irishman (2) | 1899 | ex- Michigan, 1904 purchased from Atlantic Transport Line renamed Irishman, 1924 scrapped. | 9,510 |
| Kensington | 1894 | 1903 - 1908 chartered from American Line. | 8,669 |
| Labrador | 1891 | 1899 wrecked Skerryvore, no lives lost. | 4,737 |
| Lord Clive | 1871 | 1872 - 1873 chartered from Papayanni Line. | 3,386 |
| Manxman | 1888 | ex- Cufic, 1902 purchased from White Star Line renamed Manxman, 1919 sold to Universal Transport Co, New York, sank in Atlantic; loss of 45 lives. | 4,639 |
| Mayflower | 1902 | ex- Hanoverian, 1903 transferred from Leyland Line for seven round voyages renamed Mayflower, 1903 sold to White Star Line renamed Cretic. | 13,507 |
| Memphis | 1872 | 1879 wrecked near Corunna, Spain. | 2,485 |
| Merion | 1902 | 1903 chartered from American Line for 11 voyages. | 11,621 |
| Mississippi | 1872 | 1888 sold to Sicilia SS Co renamed Sicilia, 1893 chartered by Dominion for 4 voyages, 1895 wrecked Cornwall. | 2,159 |
| Missouri | 1855 | ex- Belgian, 1872 purchased from Allan Line, 1873 renamed Missouri, 1873 wrecked Bahamas. | 2,259 |
| Montreal | 1879 | 1889 wrecked Belle Isle, no lives lost. | 3,308 |
| Neera | 1858 | 1873 chartered from Moss Line for 2 voyages. | 2,167 |
| Nevada | see Hamilton | ||
| New England | 1898 | 1903 sold to White Star Line renamed Romanic. | 11,394 |
| Nomadic | see Cornishman | ||
| Norseman (1) | 1882 | 1894 transferred from British & North Atlantic S.N. Co., 1899 scrapped after stranding at Marblehead, Mass. | 4,450 |
| Norseman (2) | 1897 | ex- Brasilia, 1900 purchased from Hamburg America Line renamed Norseman, 1910-1914 chartered to Aberdeen Line, 1916 torpedoed and sunk in Mudros Harbour. | 9,545 |
| Ontario | 1874 | 1896 scrapped. | 3,175 |
| Oregon | 1883 | 1896 sold to Furness, Withy & Co. | 3,672 |
| Ottawa (1) | 1880 | 21 Nov 1880 wrecked Cape La Roche on maiden voyage no lives lost | 3,712 |
| Ottawa (2) | 1875 | ex- Germanic, transferred from White Star Line renamed Ottawa, 1910 sold to Turkey renamed Gul Djemal | 5,071 |
| Ottoman | 1890 | 1896 transferred from British & North Atlantic S.N. Co., 1911 scrapped. | 4,843 |
| Palestine | 1858 | 1873 chartered from Cunard for 4 voyages | 2,867 |
| Quebec | 1864 | ex- City of Dublin, 1874 purchased from Inman Line renamed Quebec, 1888 sold to Bossiere Freres & Cie, France renamed Nautique | 2,138 |
| Regina | 1918 | cargo ship, 1922 rebuilt as passenger ship, 1929 sold to Red Star Line renamed Westernland. | 16,313 |
| Rimouski | 1918 | 1927 transferred to Leyland Line renamed Bostonian | 9,281 |
| Roman | 1884 | 1895 transferred from British & North Atlantic S.N. Co., 1910 scrapped. | 4,572 |
| St. Louis | 1872 | 1882 sold to T. Baker & Son, Cardiff. | 1,827 |
| Sarnia | 1882 | 1896 sold to Furness, Withy & Co | 3,728 |
| Scotsman | 1895 | 1899 wrecked Belle Isle; loss of 13 lives. | 6,041 |
| Sicilia | 1893 see Mississippi 1872. | ||
| Southwark | 1893 | 1903 - 1911 chartered from American Line. | 8,607 |
| Tauric | see Welshman | ||
| Teutonia | 1856 | 1877 purchased from Hamburg America Line, 1882 sold to Francesca Costa, Italy renamed Regina | 2,693 |
| Texas | 1872 | May 1894 wrecked near Cape Race. | 2,372 |
| Toronto | 1879 | 1894 sold to Lavarello, Genoa, renamed Pina. | 2,583 |
| Turcoman | 1892 | ex- Lord Erne, 1899 purchased from Irish Shipowners Ltd renamed Turcoman, 1921 sold to Leyland Line, 1926 scrapped. | 5,610 |
| Vancouver (1) | 1883 | sold on stocks to Inman Line, never ran for Dominion see City of Chicago, Inman Line | 5,202 |
| Vancouver (2) | 1884 | 1910 scrapped. | 5,141 |
| Vicksburg | 1872 | 1875 sank after colliding with an iceberg off Newfoundland; loss of 47 lives. | 2,484 |
| Welshman | 1891 | ex- Tauric, 1903 purchased from White Star Line, 1904 renamed Welshman, 1921 transferred to Leyland Line. | 5,728 |
| Yorkshire | 1889 | 1898 chartered from Bibby Line for 5 voyages | 4,269 |
