The Fleets
The Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd., was founded in 1870 with sailing ships on the Mediterranean and Far East trades. In 1880 they started New York - London sailings, with calls at Galway on the outward voyages. Due to a severe slump in the mid 1880s, the company went into liquidation in 1886 and some of their ships went to the Allan Line and some to the Wilson Line
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.
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyrian Monarch | 1880 | 1887 sold to Allan Line, renamed Assyrian. | 3,317 |
| Egyptian Monarch | 1880 | 1887 sold to Wilson Line. | 3,916 |
| Grecian Monarch | 1882 | 1887 sold to Allan Line, renamed Pomeranian. | 4,364 |
| Lydian Monarch | 1881 | 1887 sold to Wilson Line. | 3,987 |
| Persian Monarch | 1880 | 1887 sold to the Wilson Line. | 3,725 |