The Fleets
This page covers Wilson Line, Beckinton, Wilson & Company, Wilson, Hudson & Company and Thomas Wilson, Sons & Company
Founded in 1822 in Hull as Beckinton, Wilson & Co to import iron ore from Sweden with a fleet of sailing ships. In 1835 irregular sailing ship passenger services were introduced between Hull, Hamburg and Rotterdam, and a steamship service between Hull and Dunkirk was started the same year.
After the death of Beckinton, the company became Wilson, Hudson & Co in 1831 and in May 1840 a regular steamship service was instituted between Hull, Christiania (Oslo) and Gothenburg. John and Thomas Hudson withdrew from the partnership in 1841 and the company then became Thos.Wilson, Sons & Co. They rapidly expanded services to Scandinavian, Baltic and European ports and to other UK ports and in 1870 commenced trading to the Adriatic, Black Sea and Mediterranean. (see transmigration on-site) A short lived service to India was attempted in 1871 but was soon abandoned and didn't resume until the 1880s. Sailings to New York started in 1875.
In 1878 the firm of Brownlow, Marsdin & Company, Hull was purchased together with their fleet of seven ships and in 1903 the fleet of 23 vessels and the business of Bailey & Leetham of Hull was taken over. In the same year, agreement was reached with DFDS, Copenhagen to run a joint London - Baltic service. By the early 1900s, the Wilson Line was the largest private shipowning company in the world.
The Wilsons and North Eastern Railway Shipping Company was formed in 1906 to operate services from Humber ports to Hamburg, Antwerp, Ghent and Dunkirk. In 1916 Wilson Line was bought by Ellerman and became Ellerman's Wilson Line Limited in 1917. In 1973 all Wilson Line services except North Sea services were submerged into Ellerman City Liners and by 1978 competition and decreased trade caused Wilson Line to sell their remaining ships.
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.
Sailing Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest | 1839 | 1847 lost at sea. | 345 |
| Dwina | 1841 | 1850 struck rocks off Swedish coast and abandoned, later condemned. | 121 |
| Ivanhoe | 1837 | 1854 sold to Dennis & Co, Stockton. | 148 |
| Oscar | 1847 | 1848 lost. | 77 |
| Oswy | 1819 | 1831 purchased from Whitburn & Co, Whitby, 1839 sold to Pacqualin & Co, London. | 124 |
| Patriot | 1840 | 1854 sold to W. Dyson, Hull. | 93 |
| Peter and Jane | 1825 | 1831 purchased from A. Turnbull, Newcastle, 1869 sold to J.N. Wear, Whitby. | 86 |
| Susan | 1850 | 1854 sold to Mitchell & Co, Montrose. | 220 |
| Swift | 1829 | 1831 purchased from Gray & Co, Newcastle, 1839 sold to Williamson & Co, Scarborough. | 100 |
| Thomas Rickinson | 1839 | 1847 lost at sea. | 239 |
| Wave | 1848 | 1849 sold. | 36 |
| Woodville | 1841 | 1845 owner became G & C Cammell. | 123 |
Steam Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaro (1) | 1909 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk in North Sea; loss of 3 lives. | 2,603 |
| Aaro (2) | 1960 | 1972 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Trust. | 2,468 |
| Albano (1) | see Albion. | ||
| Albano (2) | 1913 | 1940 mined and sunk off Northumberland; loss of 9 lives. | 1,176 |
| Albano (3) | 1947 | 1962 sold to Cayman Islands, renamed Magister. | 2,239 |
| Albion | 1861 | 1880 renamed Albano (1), 1896 sold to Marine Association, Port Talbot. | 900 |
| Alecto | 1893 | 1910 sold to Pangalos, Syra, renamed Pangalos. | 3,607 |
| Aleppo | 1900 | 1929 sold to Italy, renamed Apollo. | 3,870 |
| Angelo (1) | 1874 | 1906 scrapped. | 1,536 |
| Angelo (2) | 1940 | 1962 sold to Panama, renamed Nevada II. | 2,199 |
| Angelo (3) | see Byland Abbey. | ||
| Apollo (1) | 1865 | 1882 sank SW of Ushant after collision with SS Precurseur (French); loss of 6 lives. | 1,336 |
| Apollo (2) | 1887 | 1894 went missing in Atlantic. | 3,163 |
| Arctic | 1859 | 1860 wrecked off Jutland; loss of 8 lives. | 674 |
| Argo (1) | 1860 | 1896 sold to Sitges, Algiers, renamed Nuevo Correo de Alicante. | 778 |
| Argo (2) | 1898 | 1932 scrapped. | 1,102 |
| Argyle | 1872 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1914 sold to British Admiralty and sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow. | 1,185 |
| Ariosto (1) | 1890 | 1910 sold to Spain, renamed Luis Vives. | 2,376 |
| Ariosto (2) | 1910 | 1932 scrapped. | 4,313 |
| Ariosto (3) | 1940 | 1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 2,176 |
| Ariosto (4) | 1946 | 1967 scrapped. | 2,195 |
| Ariosto (5) | see Kirkham Abbey. | ||
| Atlantic | 1857 | 1874 sold to J. Moss & Co, Liverpool. | 1,320 |
| Austria | 1890 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1912 sold to Belgium, renamed Aduatiek. | 2,221 |
| Baltic (1) | 1854 | 1856 sold to Calcutta & Burma SN Co. | 536 |
| Baltic (2) | 1858 | 1861 wrecked Dago Island, Gulf of Finland. | 631 |
| Baron Hambro | 1861 | 1866 purchased from Harrington & Co., London, 1871 sold to G. Todd, London. | 498 |
| Bassano (1) | 1872 | ex- Altona, Hamburg, 1879 purchased after stranding, renamed Bassano, 1899 sold and scrapped. | 1,819 |
| Bassano (2) | 1909 | 1932 scrapped. | 4,296 |
| Bassano (3) | 1937 | 1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 4,843 |
| Bassano (4) | 1946 | 1967 sold to Greece, renamed Athanasia. | 4,986 |
| Bayardo | 1911 | 1912 ran aground and wrecked in River Humber. | 3,470 |
| Bona | 1883 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1905 sold to Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed Teutonia. | 1,516 |
| Borodino (1) | 1880 | 1909 scrapped. | 1,264 |
| Borodino (2) | 1911 | 1939 requisitioned and sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge. | 1,970 |
| Borodino (3) | 1950 | 1967 scrapped. | 3,206 |
| Bothnia | 1861 | 1861 went missing at sea; loss of 22 lives. | 723 |
| Bravo (1) | 1866 | 1904 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co, Alexandria. | 795 |
| Bravo (2) | 1947 | 1966 sold to Fairtide Ltd, Rochester renamed Constantine. | 1,798 |
| Bruno | 1892 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1909 sold to R. Newman, Victoria BC, renamed Prince Albert. | 841 |
| Buffalo (1) | 1885 | New York service, 1903 scrapped. | 4,427 |
| Buffalo (2) | 1907 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Wrath. | 4,106 |
| Byland Abbey | 1956 | 1965 purchased from British Railways, 1968 renamed Angelo (3), 1970 sold to Maldive Islands renamed Maldive Exporter. | 1,372 |
| Cairo | 1883 | 1903 sold to O. Wingren, Oskarshamn. | 1,671 |
| Calypso (1) | 1865 | 1902 scrapped. | 1,337 |
| Calypso (2) | 1904 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk in Skaggerak; loss of 30 lives. | 2,876 |
| Calypso (3) | 1897 | ex- Alexandra Woermann, Woermann Line, Hamburg, 1920 war reparations and renamed Calypso, 1936 scrapped. | 3,820 |
| Cameo | 1876 | 1908 scrapped. | 1,272 |
| Cannizaro | 1914 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Fastnet. | 6,133 |
| Carlo (1) | 1913 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Coningbeg Lightship. | 1,937 |
| Carlo (2) | 1911 | ex- Las Palmas, Oldenburg-Portuguese Line, 1920 war reparations and renamed Carlo, 1939 sold to British Admiralty. | 1,740 |
| Carlo (3) | 1947 | 1966 sold to Greece, renamed Pelasgos. | 1,799 |
| Castello | 1896 | 1913 sold to Anghelatos, Constantinople, renamed Grigorios Anghelatos. | 3,635 |
| Castro (1) | 1899 | 1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga, renamed Sergei, 1921 repurchased, 1923 sunk in collision with SS Juno in River Humber; no loss of life. | 1,305 |
| Castro (2) | 1911 | 1914 seized by Germany, renamed Libau and scuttled in 1916. | 1,228 |
| Castro (3) | see Sappho (2) | ||
| Castro (4) | 1910 | ex- Darlington, 1937 transferred from Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. and renamed Castro, 1937 sold to Stanhope SS Co., renamed Stanrock. | 1,076 |
| Cato (1) | 1867 | 1907 sold to Aden, renamed Jaffari. | 924 |
| Cato (2) | 1913 | ex- Fink, Gribel, Stettin fleet, 1920 war reparations and renamed Cato, 1938 sold to Italy, renamed Andrea Contarini. | 1,436 |
| Cattaro (1) | 1912 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 1,901 |
| Cattaro (2) | 1945 | 1967 sold to Panama, renamed Vrachos. | 2,883 |
| Cavallo (1) | 1913 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head; loss of 3 lives. | 2,086 |
| Cavallo (2) | 1922 | 1941 bombed and sunk at Greece. | 2,268 |
| Cavallo (3) | 1951 | 1971 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Venture. | 2,340 |
| Chemnitz | 1901 | ex- North German Lloyd, 1921 war reparations, 1923 scrapped. | 7,681 |
| Chicago (1) | 1884 | ex- Lincoln City, 1885 purchased from Furness Line and renamed Chicago, 1898 renamed Salerno (2), 1890 sold to Macbeth & Moorehead, Glasgow. | 2,729 |
| Chicago (2) | 1898 | 1898 sold to Wilsons & Furness-Leyland Line renamed Etonian. | 6,408 |
| Chicago (3) | 1917 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Flamborough Head. | 7,709 |
| Cicero (1) | 1895 | 1918 scuttled in Baltic to avoid capture by German forces. | 1,834 |
| Cicero (2) | 1954 | 1970 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Builder. | 2,499 |
| Cito (1) | 1899 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1917 shelled and sunk by German destroyers in North Sea; loss of 10 lives. | 819 |
| Cito (2) | 1922 | 1937 sold to United Africa Co., renamed Akassian. | 692 |
| City of Hongkong | 1924 | 1925 transferred to Ellerman Line. | 9,678 |
| City of Ripon | see Lepanto (2) | ||
| Claro | 1900 | 1926 sold to Transteve SS Co, Riga, renamed Transteve. | 2,187 |
| Cleopatra | 1898 | 1898 sold to Atlantic Transport Line, renamed Mohegan. | 6,889 |
| Clio (1) | 1864 | 1866 stranded Jutland, salvaged and sold to Bailey & Leetham, Hull. | 1,107 |
| Clio (2) | 1889 | 1914 sold to British Admiralty, sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow. | 2,697 |
| Colenso | 1900 | 1915 shelled and sunk by U-Boat off Malta; loss of 1 life. | 3,861 |
| Colombo | 1872 | New York service, 1877 went missing at sea; loss of 44 lives. | 2,624 |
| Colorado (1) | 1887 | New York service, 1907 scrapped. | 4,220 |
| Colorado (2) | 1914 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Start Point; loss of 4 lives. | 5,652 |
| Colorado (3) | 1923 | 1925 transferred to Ellerman Line, renamed City of Osaka. | 6,614 |
| Como (1) | 1871 | 1905 scrapped. | 1,492 |
| Como (2) | 1910 | 1926 sold to Ellerman Line, 1930 resold to Wilson Line, 1945 sold to H. Lenaghan, Belfast. | 1,246 |
| Congo | 1890 | 1909 sold to J. Roussos, Syra, renamed Nicolaos Roussos. | 2,906 |
| Consuelo (1) | 1900 | 1908 sold to Cairn Line, renamed Cairnrona. | 6,025 |
| Consuelo (2) | 1937 | 1963 sold to Grosvenor Shipping Co., London, renamed Grosvenor Discoverer. | 4,847 |
| Corso | 1894 | 1898 sank in River Elbe after collision with SS German. | 895 |
| Courier | 1850 | 1854 sold to North of Europe Steam Nav.Co. | 323 |
| Dago (1) | 1902 | 1942 bombed and sunk off Portugal; no loss of life. | 1,654 |
| Dago (2) | 1947 | 1962 sold to South Africa, renamed Verge. | 2,302 |
| Darino | 1917 | 1921 sold to Ellerman Lines. | 1,433 |
| Delta | 1900 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1904 sold to Hough, Liverpool, renamed Annie Hough. | 1,109 |
| Destro (1) | 1914 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Galloway. | 859 |
| Destro (2) | 1920 | 1925 sold to Ellerman Lines. | 3,553 |
| Destro (3) | 1970 | 1973 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1978 sold to Italy, renamed Jolly Azzuro. | 1,571 |
| Dido (1) | 1862 | 1894 sold to Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull. | 1,062 |
| Dido (2) | 1896 | 1916 mined and sunk near Spurn Lightship; loss of 28 lives. | 4,769 |
| Dido (3) | 1920 | 1940 abandoned at Brest on surrender of France, became German Dorpat. | 3,554 |
| Domino (1) | 1877 | 1900 sold to Spartan Chief SS Co, Liverpool. | 810 |
| Domino (2) | 1917 | 1923 wrecked near Kristiansand. | 1,193 |
| Domino (3) | 1925 | 1941 bombed and sunk in Liverpool Docks. | 1,396 |
| Domino (4) | 1947 | 1962 sold to South Africa, renamed Ridge. | 2,302 |
| Douro | 1889 | 1929 sold to Greece, renamed Kimolos. | 2,383 |
| Draco (1) | 1882 | 1905 sold to J. Palmer & Co, London. | 1,730 |
| Draco (2) | 1922 | 1941 bombed and sunk at Tobruk. | 2,017 |
| Dynamo (1) | 1884 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co., 1912 sold to Italy, renamed Unione. | 529 |
| Dynamo (2) | 1920 | 1943 mined and sunk in Thames Estuary. | 809 |
| Dynamo (3) | see Kylebrook. | ||
| Ebro | 1889 | 1912 sold to Greece, renamed Olympia. | 2,414 |
| Echo | 1863 | ex- Ellen Sinclair, 1866 purchased from J. Fenwick & Son, London, and renamed Echo, 1869 lost at sea. | 787 |
| Egyptian Monarch | 1880 | 1887 purchased from Monarch Line, 1893 renamed Ohio, 1904 sold to W. Mitchell, London. | 3,967 |
| Eldorado (1) | 1873 | 1878 sold to Gray & Dawes, London. | 3,332 |
| Eldorado (2) | 1885 | 1886 sold to Greek Government, renamed Sfaktirea. | 935 |
| Eldorado (3) | 1886 | 1913 scrapped. | 1,383 |
| Electro (1) | 1884 | 1893 sank off Helgoland. | 545 |
| Electro (2) | 1937 | ex- Williamstown, 1946 purchased from W. Wilson, Southampton and renamed Electro, 1967 sold to Greece, renamed Georgios. | 793 |
| Envoy | 1872 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1911 sank NE of Ymuiden. | 1,353 |
| Erato (1) | 1870 | 1903 sold to Gebruder Seeberg, Riga, renamed Graf Tolstoi. | 1,482 |
| Erato (2) | 1911 | 1917 mined and sunk off Lizard Point. | 2,041 |
| Erato (3) | 1923 | 1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 1,335 |
| Eskimo | 1910 | 1921 captured by German cruiser Vineta, 1919 returned to Wilson Line, 1921 sold to Cie de Nav. Paquet, Marseilles. | 3,326 |
| Esperanza | 1871 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1903 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co, Hull. | 729 |
| Essex | 1869 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1909 scrapped. | 1,219 |
| Fairy | 1868 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1910 scrapped. | 659 |
| Falcon | 1854 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1894 scrapped. | 441 |
| Fido (1) | 1867 | 1901 scrapped. | 935 |
| Fido (2) | 1906 | 1922 sold to H. Poole, London, renamed Poolmina. | 602 |
| Finland | 1884 | 1893 purchased from Sanderson & Co, Hull, 1917 sank off Orkney after collision with SS Pole Star. | 1,954 |
| Flamingo | see Leopard. | ||
| Francisco (1) | 1891 | 1899 sold to French Line renamed Bordeaux. | 4,582 |
| Francisco (2) | 1910 | 1935 scrapped. | 4,760 |
| Galileo (1) | 1881 | New York service, 1901 scrapped. | 2,990 |
| Galileo (2) | 1908 | 1926 flooded and capsized in New York harbour after fire, scrapped. | 4,768 |
| Genoa | 1890 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1912 went missing at sea; loss of 22 lives. | 1,942 |
| Gitano (1) | 1880 | 1909 scrapped. | 1,243 |
| Gitano (2) | 1913 | 1918 went missing at sea - probably mined. | 1,179 |
| Gitano (3) | 1921 | 1955 scrapped. | 2,787 |
| Gourko | 1912 | 1914 purchased by British Admiralty, 1919 resold to Wilson Line, 1940 requisitioned, mined and sunk off Dunkirk. | 1,975 |
| Gozo | 1868 | 1900 scrapped. | 987 |
| Grodno (1) | 1882 | 1911 scrapped. | 1,695 |
| Grodno (2) | 1912 | 1915 torpedoed and sunk off Lofoten Islands. | 1,955 |
| Grodno (3) | 1919 | 1946 sold to Lange, Oslo, renamed Ma Goo. | 2,458 |
| Guido (1) | 1913 | 1915 torpedoed and sunk off Rattray Head. | 2,093 |
| Guido (2) | 1920 | 1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 3,922 |
| Hebe | 1861 | 1861 wrecked off Gotland. | 968 |
| Hero (1) | 1861 | 1862 sold to Colonel Whitworth and used for Confederate States of America. | 899 |
| Hero (2) | 1866 | 1895 scrapped. | 1,028 |
| Hero (3) | 1895 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1924 sold to Ellerman Line, London. | 775 |
| Hetty | 1875 | 1889 purchased from A. Bell, Hull, 1894 sank off Whitby after collision with SS John Johnasson. | 532 |
| Hidalgo (1) | 1872 | 1907 scrapped. | 1,639 |
| Hidalgo (2) | 1908 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off North Cape; loss of 15 lives. | 4,271 |
| Hindoo (1) | 1872 | New York service, 1880 sank in heavy weather in Atlantic; loss of 6 lives. | 3,257 |
| Hindoo (2) | 1889 | 1904 sold and scrapped. | 3,592 |
| Hindoo (3) | 1906 | 1924 sold to Greece, renamed Anastasia. | 4,915 |
| Horatio (1) | 1892 | ex- Horsley Tower, 1893 purchased from Tower Line and renamed Horatio, 1895 sold to Booth Line, Liverpool. | 3,212 |
| Horatio (2) | 1896 | 1904 wrecked Cape Villano. | 3,197 |
| Humber | 1854 | 1896 sold to Italy, renamed Maria Rosa. | 536 |
| Hydro (1) | 1899 | 1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga, renamed Welikij Knjas Alexander Michailowitsch, 1920 repurchased, renamed Hydro, 1922 sold to Russian Government renamed Roshal. | 1,304 |
| Hydro (2) | 1911 | 1915 capsized and sank in heavy weather off Rathlin Island; loss of 14 lives. | 1,228 |
| Hydro (3) | see Hydro (1) | ||
| Iago (1) | 1889 | 1908 scrapped. | 2,354 |
| Iago (2) | 1901 | ex- Santa Fe, Hamburg South America Line, 1921 war reparations and renamed Iago, 1922 sold to Hamburg South America Line, renamed Santa Fe. | 5,342 |
| Idaho (1) | 1896 | 1896 sold to Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line, renamed Londonian. | 5,532 |
| Idaho (2) | 1898 | 1901 sold to Chilean Government, renamed Rancagua. | 6,210 |
| Idaho (3) | 1903 | 1929 stranded near Aberdeen, refloated and scrapped. | 4,887 |
| Ino | 1868 | 1871 wrecked on Swedish coast. | 1,016 |
| Irwell | 1854 | 1872 purchased from J. Ringrose, Hull, 1881 sold to W. Reincke, Keitum, renamed Nordsee. | 599 |
| Jaffa | 1897 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1918 torpedoed and sunk near Owers Lightship; loss of 10 lives. | 1,594 |
| Juno (1) | 1861 | 1863 sold to Colonel Whitworth and used for Confederate States of America. | 782 |
| Juno (2) | 1864 | 1867 stranded and abandoned on Prussian coast. | 1,104 |
| Juno (3) | 1869 | 1871 went missing at sea. | 1,055 |
| Juno (4) | 1882 | 1888 sold to Tyne-Tees Shipping Co. | 1,292 |
| Juno (5) | 1889 | 1899 sold to Bergen Line, renamed Hera. | 1,080 |
| Juno (6) | 1900 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1926 scrapped. | 905 |
| Katie | 1899 | 1920 purchased from the Shipping Controller, 1922 sold to Russian-Baltic SS Co., Riga. | 2,352 |
| Kelso (1) | 1869 | 1900 caught fire at sea, towed to Gothenburg and scrapped. | 1,053 |
| Kelso (2) | 1909 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Bishops Rock. | 1,292 |
| Kelso (3) | 1924 | 1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 3,949 |
| Kingston | 1856 | 1861 lost off Norfolk; loss of 18 lives. | 372 |
| Kirkham Abbey | 1956 | 1965 purchased from British Railways, 1968 renamed Ariosto (5), 1970 sold to Maldive Islands renamed Maldive Importer. | 1,372 |
| Kolpino (1) | 1889 | 1905 sold to Glen & Walker, London. | 2,307 |
| Kolpino (2) | 1906 | 1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed Rewa. | 1,819 |
| Kotka | 1884 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1922 sold to Osterlund, Norrkoping, renamed Ester. | 1,695 |
| Kovno (1) | 1882 | 1903 sold to Sweden, renamed Svea. | 1,700 |
| Kovno (2) | 1907 | 1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed Lodz. | 1,985 |
| Kylebrook | 1926 | 1944 purchased from Northwest Shipping Co, Workington, 1946 renamed Dynamo (3), 1956 sold to Holderness SS Co, Hull renamed Holdernook. | 870 |
| Kyno (1) | 1913 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Algeria; loss of 5 lives. | 2,202 |
| Kyno (2) | 1924 | 1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 3,950 |
| Leo (1) | 1869 | 1910 scrapped. | 1,052 |
| Leo (2) | 1908 | ex- Spes, Gribel, Stettin, 1920 war reparations and renamed Leo, 1940 bombed and sunk off Dover. | 1,127 |
| Leo (3) | 1947 | 1967 sold to Malta, renamed Malcolm Pace. | 1,792 |
| Leopard | 1858 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1879 renamed Flamingo, 1900 sold to Cory Bros, London. | 735 |
| Lepanto (1) | 1877 | New York service, 1898 sank in English Channel after collision with SS Knight of St. George; no loss of life. | 2,310 |
| Lepanto (2) | 1915 | 1934 renamed City of Ripon, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off British Guiana; loss of 56 lives. | 6,389 |
| Lido | 1881 | 1901 purchased from Forsberg, Gothenburg, 1906 sold to Focas, Constantinople, renamed Helen. | 977 |
| Livorno (1) | see Marsdin. | ||
| Livorno (2) | 1910 | 1935 sold to Hellenic Line, Piraeus, renamed Turkia. | 1,911 |
| Livorno (3) | 1946 | 1967 sold to Greece, renamed Antonis. | 2,957 |
| Lorenzo | 1890 | ex- Lansdowne Tower, 1893 purchased from Tower Line and renamed Lorenzo, 1910 sold to Mango & Co, Syria, renamed Marie J. Mango. | 3,191 |
| Lorne | 1873 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1914 sold to British Admiralty and sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow. | 1,186 |
| Lumsden | 1869 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co. fleet, 1878 wrecked off Jutland. | 1,481 |
| Lydian Monarch | 1881 | 1887 purchased from Monarch Line, 1893 renamed Ontario, 1902 scrapped. | 3,986 |
| Malmo (1) | see Pacific. | ||
| Malmo (2) | 1946 | 1965 sold to Greece, renamed Akti. | 1,779 |
| Manchurian | 1905 | ex- Tilly Russ, E. Russ, Hamburg, 1920 war reparations and renamed Manchurian, 1925 transferred to Ellerman Line. | 2,819 |
| Marengo (1) | 1880 | New York service, 1901 scrapped. | 2,351 |
| Marengo (2) | 1910 | 1935 scrapped. | 4,832 |
| Marengo (3) | 1947 | 1967 sold to Greece, renamed Nea Moni. | 4,981 |
| Marsdin | 1870 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1889 renamed Livorno (1). | 1,424 |
| Martello | 1884 | New York service, 1910 scrapped. | 3,709 |
| Mikado | 1894 | 1911 sold to Liakakis, Chios, renamed Kios. | 3,557 |
| Milo | 1865 | 1904 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co., Alexandria. | 794 |
| Montebello (1) | 1890 | 1910 sold to Spain, renamed Barcelo. | 1,735 |
| Montebello (2) | 1911 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant; loss of 41 lives. | 4,324 |
| Morocco | 1900 | 1930 sold to Portugal, renamed Pungue. | 3,783 |
| Mourino (1) | 1877 | 1896 sold to P. McGuffie, Liverpool. | 1,583 |
| Mourino (2) | 1906 | 1939 sold to British Admiralty as ammunition hulk. | 1,819 |
| Murillo | 1893 | 1914 sold to Mango & Co, Piraeus, renamed Eptalofos. | 2,419 |
| Narva | 1883 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1924 sold to Ellerman Lines. | 1,889 |
| Navarino | 1874 | 1878 sold to Gray & Dawes, London. (1885 to British India Steam Nav. Co.) | 3,356 |
| Nero (1) | 1869 | 1905 sold, became Stadion, Constantinople. | 1,056 |
| Nero (2) | 1909 | 1920 abandoned in heavy weather and wrecked in Bay of Biscay. | 1,257 |
| Nero (3) | 1907 | ex- Claddah, 1924 purchased from City of Cork Steam Packet Co. and renamed Nero, 1928 sold to Italy, renamed Cristina. | 640 |
| Neva | 1856 | 1856 sank off Jutland. | 558 |
| North Eastern | 1862 | 1864 sank in Baltic; loss of 20 lives. | 583 |
| North Sea | 1855 | 1859 wrecked Jutland. | 662 |
| Novo | 1902 | 1928 scrapped. | 1,655 |
| Oder | 1861 | 1875 sank in North Sea. | 694 |
| Ohio | see Egyptian Monarch. | ||
| Ontario | see Lydian Monarch. | ||
| Oria | 1890 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1906 sold to Johanson, Lysaker, renamed Thorsdal. | 2,167 |
| Orlando (1) | 1870 | 1909 sold to Castanie, Oran, renamed Algerie. (ILN article 1870) | 1,473 |
| Orlando (2) | 1904 | ex- Inanda, 1920 purchased from T & J. Harrison, Liverpool, and renamed Orlando, 1932 scrapped. | 4,233 |
| Oslo | 1906 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Shetlands; loss of 3 lives. | 2,296 |
| Oswego | 1916 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Bishop Rock. | 5,793 |
| Othello (1) | 1872 | New York service, 1895 scrapped. | 2,520 |
| Othello (2) | 1897 | 1926 sold to Belgium, renamed Scheldepas. | 5,059 |
| Otranto | 1877 | 1896 stranded on Fire Island, USA, refloated and scrapped. | 2,353 |
| Otto (1) | 1867 | 1892 sank after collision with SS Thorsa near Copenhagen. | 983 |
| Otto (2) | 1898 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1935 scrapped. | 836 |
| Ouse | 1862 | 1867 wrecked Jutland; no loss of life. | 725 |
| Oxford | 1870 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1909 scrapped after collision with SS Edith. | 1,254 |
| Pacific | 1860 | 1888 renamed Malmo (1), 1900 sold to Spartan Chief SS Co, Liverpool. | 709 |
| Palermo (1) | 1871 | 1900 sold to Gerbaz & Co, Fiume. | 1,635 |
| Palermo (2) | 1938 | 1965 sold to Greece renamed Kyma. | 2,838 |
| Panther | 1861 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1896 sold to J. Esplen, Liverpool. | 912 |
| Pera | 1899 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1904 sold to Salveson, Leith. | 1,150 |
| Persian Monarch | 1880 | 1887 purchased from Monarch Line, 1894 sold to J. Merrett, New York, became barque May Flint. | 3,923 |
| Plato (1) | 1868 | 1870 lost in Bay of Biscay. | 1,013 |
| Plato (2) | see Tiger. | ||
| Polo (1) | 1889 | 1910 sold to J. Leite, Para, renamed Veneza. | 485 |
| Polo (2) | 1913 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk in English Channel; loss of 3 lives. | 1,906 |
| Polo (3) | 1919 | 1943 lost by cargo fire and explosion at Bougie. | 1,950 |
| Presto | see Triumph. | ||
| Quito | 1870 | 1891 wrecked near Gothenberg. | 1,497 |
| Rapallo | 1960 | 1972 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1975 renamed City of Limassol. | 3,402 |
| Rialto (1) | 1878 | New York service, 1897 abandoned on fire in Atlantic; no loss of life. | 2,229 |
| Rialto (2) | 1949 | 1970 sold to Cyprus, renamed Sandra. | 5,005 |
| Rinaldo (1) | 1872 | 1908 stranded on island of Moen, refloated and scrapped. | 1,721 |
| Rinaldo (2) | 1908 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Algeria. | 4,321 |
| Rinaldo (3) | 1946 | 1967 sold to Greece, renamed Emerald. | 2,957 |
| Rollo (1) | 1870 | 1909 scrapped. (ILN article 1870) | 1,437 |
| Rollo (2) | 1899 | ex- Italian, 1920 transferred from Ellerman Line and renamed Rollo, 1932 scrapped. | 3,469 |
| Rollo (3) | 1954 | 1970 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Ocean Empress. | 2,499 |
| Romano | 1881 | New York service, 1884 sank in Atlantic after collision with SS Nevada; no loss of life. | 2,845 |
| Romeo | 1881 | 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Galloway; loss of 29 lives. | 1,840 |
| Ronda | 1889 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1915 sold to British Admiralty and sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow. | 1,941 |
| Rosario | 1883 | 1905 sold to Nathan, Mess & Co, Shanghai. | 1,862 |
| Runo (1) | 1902 | 1914 mined and sunk off River Tyne; loss of 29 lives. | 1,620 |
| Runo (2) | 1920 | 1943 torpedoed and sunk off Benghazi. | 1,858 |
| Sacramento | 1945 | 1964 transferred to Ellerman Line renamed City of Bristol. | 7,096 |
| Salerno (1) | 1879 | New York service, 1895 scrapped. | 2,059 |
| Salerno (2) | see Chicago (1) | ||
| Salerno (3) | 1912 | 1915 mined and sunk near Longsand Lightship. | 2,071 |
| Salerno (4) | 1924 | 1940 captured by German Navy at Norway, 1945 war prize renamed Empire Salerno, 1946 returned to Wilson Line renamed Salerno, 1956 sold to Greece, renamed Taxiarchis. | 870 |
| Salerno (5) | 1965 | 1973 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1975 renamed City of Corinth. | 1,559 |
| Salmo (1) | 1900 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk NW of Fastnet; loss of 2 lives. | 1,721 |
| Salmo (2) | 1924 | 1940 seized by Vichy French at Morocco, renamed St.Emile. | 1,269 |
| Salmo (3) | 1867 | 1972 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1974 renamed City of Athens. | 1,523 |
| Salvo | 1891 | passenger tender, 1901 sold to British Admiralty, became tug C.61. | 267 |
| Sambo | see Zero (1) | ||
| Sangro | 1968 | 1972 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1974 renamed City of Ankara. | 1,523 |
| Santiago | 1886 | New York service, 1889 abandoned on fire in Atlantic; no loss of life. | 4,188 |
| Sappho (1) | 1864 | 1898 sold to Riga, renamed General Todleben. | 1,102 |
| Sappho (2) | 1898 | 1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga renamed Michail, 1919 repurchased, renamed Castro (3), 1922 sold to Russian Government renamed Gersen. | 1,244 |
| Sappho (3) | 1903 | 1915 trapped in ice and abandoned near Archangel, 1916 sank in tow. | 1,694 |
| Scandinavian | 1852 | 1854 sold to North of Europe Steam Nav.Co, 1858 repurchased by Wilson, 1870 renamed Tasso (1), 1886 wrecked near Bergen. | 423 |
| Scipio | 1895 | 1927 sold to Faulbaum & Janson, Riga, renamed Lidums. | 1,735 |
| Serbino | 1913 | 1915 torpedoed and sunk in Baltic Sea. | 2,205 |
| Silvio (1) | 1880 | 1912 scrapped. | 1,193 |
| Silvio (2) | 1913 | 1940 bombed, sunk and scrapped in Liverpool Docks. | 1,284 |
| Silvio (3) | 1947 | 1966 sold to Malta, renamed Kristine Pace. | 1,798 |
| Silvio (4) | 1968 | 1973 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1974 renamed City of Patras. | 1,523 |
| Smolensk | 1916 | 1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed Warszawa. | 2,487 |
| Sorrento (1) | 1878 | New York service, 1895 sold and scrapped. | 2,208 |
| Sorrento (2) | 1912 | 1938 sold to Palestine Maritime Lloyd, Cyprus, renamed Miriam. | 1,903 |
| Sorrento (3) | 1967 | 1973 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1974 renamed City of Sparta. | 1,523 |
| Spero (1) | 1896 | 1916 torpedoed and sunk in North Sea; no loss of life. | 1,132 |
| Spero (2) | 1922 | 1959 scrapped. | 1,589 |
| Spero (3) | 1966 | 1973 sold to Greece, renamed Saffo, then Sappho. | 6,916 |
| Sultan | 1867 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1914 sold to France, renamed Quand-Meme. | 994 |
| Sultana | 1888 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1905 sold to Japan, renamed Mishima Maru. | 1,929 |
| Swallow | 1857 | 1866 purchased from Depledge & Co, Hull, 1868 sold to France. | 319 |
| Syria | 1889 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1912 sold to Banck, Helsingborg, renamed Yrsa. | 2,239 |
| Tasso (1) | see Scandinavian. | ||
| Tasso (2) | 1890 | 1911 sold to W. Morphy, Hull. | 1,388 |
| Tasso (3) | 1922 | 1929 sold to Polish-British SS Co, Gdynia, renamed Premjer. | 3,540 |
| Tasso (4) | 1938 | 1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 1,586 |
| Tasso (5) | 1945 | 1963 sold to Greece, renamed Sophia. | 1,648 |
| Teano (1) | 1913 | 1916 scuttled by U-Boat. | 1,987 |
| Teano (2) | 1925 | 1943 sunk in collision with SS Chyebassa (British India SN Co) in River Humber. | 762 |
| Teano (3) | 1955 | 1968 sold to Liberia, renamed Asione. | 1,580 |
| Thomas Wilson | 1870 | 1901 sold to Gebruder Seeberg, Riga, renamed General Radetzky. | 1,502 |
| Thurso (1) | 1871 | ex- Eastella, 1886 purchased from Jackson, Beaumont & Co, Hull and renamed Thurso, 1894 sold to Thompson, Elliott & Co, Newcastle. | 974 |
| Thurso (2) | 1909 | 1916 shelled and sunk by U-Boat off Rattray Head. | 1,244 |
| Thurso (3) | 1919 | 1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 2,436 |
| Tiger | 1857 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1889 renamed Plato (2), 1896 sold to Furness Withy & Co. | 527 |
| Tinto (1) | 1911 | 1937 sold to T. Basse, Copenhagen, renamed Kongeaa. | 757 |
| Tinto (2) | 1947 | 1966 sold to Gibraltar, renamed Kate M.G. | 1,795 |
| Tokio | 1895 | 1911 sold to Antarctic Whaling Co, Larvik, renamed Polynesia. | 3,827 |
| Toledo | 1881 | 1908 scrapped. | 1,470 |
| Torcello (1) | 1912 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. | 1,900 |
| Torcello (2) | 1911 | ex- Stahlof, Neue Dampfer Co., Stettin, 1920 war reparations and renamed Torcello, 1925 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1930 reverted to Wilson Line, 1938 sold to African & Continental SS Co, London, renamed Lutine. | 1,479 |
| Toro | 1904 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant. | 3,066 |
| Toronto | 1900 | 1923 scrapped. | 6,035 |
| Torpedo | 1885 | 1905 sold to Levantis, Constantinople, renamed Byron. | 418 |
| Tosno | 1907 | 1915 sold to Russian Government. | 2,000 |
| Trent | 1862 | 1862 wrecked Dago Island, Gulf of Finland; no loss of life. | 717 |
| Trentino (1) | 1919 | 1941 scrapped after bombing in Liverpool Docks. | 3,079 |
| Trentino (2) | 1952 | 1970 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Ensign. | 2,340 |
| Triumph | 1893 | 1893 purchased from Baird & Barnsley, North Shields, 1894 renamed Presto (1), 1923 sold to Duncan & Sons, Middlesborough renamed Beattie Duncan. | 155 |
| Truro (1) | 1898 | 1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co, 1915 captured and sunk by U-Boat off St.Abb's Head. | 836 |
| Truro (2) | 1922 | 1939 torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen. | 974 |
| Truro (3) | 1947 | 1968 sold to Kuwait, renamed Gulf Noor. | 1,795 |
| Tycho | 1904 | 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head; loss of 15 lives. | 3,216 |
| Una | 1899 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1909 sold to Spain, renamed Vicente La Roda. | 1,407 |
| United Service | 1862 | 1864 purchased from China Merchants SN Co, Shanghai, 1866 went missing at sea. | 583 |
| Urbino (1) | 1873 | 1879 struck rocks and sank at Cadiz; no loss of life. | 1,535 |
| Urbino (2) | 1889 | 1908 scrapped. | 2,351 |
| Urbino (3) | 1915 | 1915 torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U-Boat. | 6,651 |
| Urbino (4) | 1919 | 1954 scrapped. | 5,198 |
| Vasco (1) | 1895 | 1916 mined and sunk in English Channel; loss of 17 lives. | 1,914 |
| Vasco (2) | 1910 | ex- Brandenburg, Stevenson, Stettin, 1920 war reparatons and renamed Vasco, 1929 sold to Nimtz, Stettin, renamed Franz-Jurgen. | 2,221 |
| Vasco (3) | 1939 | 1963 sold to Greece, renamed Brookfield. | 2,878 |
| Vigo | 1905 | 1927 sold to Spain, renamed Arcangelo. | 3,252 |
| Virago | 1871 | 1882 went missing at sea. | 1,809 |
| Volo (1) | 1890 | 1924 scrapped. | 1,289 |
| Volo (2) | 1938 | 1941 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean. | 1,587 |
| Volo (3) | 1946 | 1969 sold to Malta, renamed Avolos. | 1,797 |
| Volturno | 1888 | 1912 scrapped after collision with steamships Kathe and Northwood. | 2,336 |
| Walamo | 1871 | 1873 sank in North Sea; no loss of no life. | 1,832 |
| William Bailey | 1883 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1909 stranded near Falsterbro, refloated and scrapped. | 1,834 |
| Xantho | 1871 | 1884 sank after collision with SS Valuta off Gotland; loss of 1 life. | 1,807 |
| Yeddo | 1871 | 1907 scrapped. | 1,853 |
| Zaimis | 1860 | 1898 purchased from Rawson & Robinson, Hull, 1899 sold to W. Couper, Glasgow. | 332 |
| Zara | 1897 | 1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1917 torpedoed and sunk; loss of 27 lives. | 1,331 |
| Zebra | 1859 | 1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co fleet, 1894 sold to Furness Withy & Co. | 551 |
| Zeno | 1871 | 1873 sank SW of Scilly Isles after coal cargo explosion; no loss of life. | 1,409 |
| Zero (1) | 1876 | passenger tender, 1896 renamed Sambo, 1905 scrapped. | 77 |
| Zero (2) | 1896 | 1932 scrapped. | 1,143 |
Wilsons and North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. Ships
The Wilsons and North Eastern Railway Shipping Company was a joint service to run between Hull and Antwerp, Ghent, Hamburg and Dunkirk from 1906. They became Associated Humber Lines in 1935. Services ceased in 1958.
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno | see Bruno Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Cito | see Cito (1) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Darlington | see Castro (4) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Dynamo | see Dynamo (1) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Harrogate (1) | 1911 | 1918 sank off Norway. | 1,168 |
| Harrogate (2) | 1925 | 1958 scrapped. | 1,029 |
| Hero | see Hero (3) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Hull | 1907 | 1914 seized by Germans at Hamburg, 1919 returned to W & NERSCo., 1937 sold to Algeria, renamed Ville de Djidjelli. | 1,132 |
| Juno | see Juno (6) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Otto | see Otto (2) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| Selby | 1922 | 1958 scrapped. | 1,039 |
| Truro | see Truro (1) Wilson Line fleet. | ||
| York | 1907 | 1937 sold to Algeria, renamed Ville de Bougie. | 1,132 |
Managed Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albatross | 1903 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian SS Co., St Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1920 returned to owners. | 3,037 |
| Altai | 1902 | 1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Northern SS Co., St. Petersburg, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to Russia. | 3,756 |
| Bellona II | 1923 | ex- Bellona (DFDS), 1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed Bellona II and managed by Wilson Line, 9th Oct.1940 beached near Stonehaven after German air attack, total loss. | 840 |
| Bessarabia | 1899 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from P. Regier, Odessa and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners. | 3,520 |
| Biruta | 1889 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from P. Danneberg, Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1918 management transferred to Temple-Thompson & Clark, London. 6th Aug.1918 torpedoed and sunk. | 1,733 |
| Canada | 1919 | ex- Kanada, 1918 managed by Wilson Line for the Russian Government renamed Canada, 1921 returned to Russia renamed III International. | 2,356 |
| Cassel | 1901 | (ex-North German Lloyd) 1919 war reparations and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 transferred to Messageries Maritimes, France, renamed Marechal Gallieni. | 7,542 |
| Cavallo (4) | 1978 | owned by Container Rentals Ltd, managed by Wilson Line. Delivery from builders refused and 1980 sold to Fednav Ltd, Halifax, Nova Scotia. | 5,108 |
| Celte | 1893 | 1940 captured from French by Royal Navy, 1941 managed by Wilson Line, 27th Apr.1941 bombed and sunk by German air attack. | 943 |
| Cicero (3) | 1978 | owned by Container Rentals Ltd, managed by Wilson Line, 1978 returned to builders with defects, 1980 management transferred to Contrast Shipping Line, Cayman Islands. | 5,108 |
| Claudius Aulagnon | 1903 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Svorono & di Pollone, Mariupol by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1919 returned to owners. | 3,967 |
| Czar | 1912 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian American Line by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1917 management transferred to Cunard SS Co. | 6,516 |
| Czaritza | 1915 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian American Line by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1917 management transferred to Cunard SS Co. | 6,598 |
| Darien II | 1892 | 1941 requisitioned from Palestinian Government by Britain, 1945 managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1950 laid up, 1951 scrapped. | 459 |
| Diana | 1911 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 9th Jun.1941 bombed and sunk by German air attack. | 942 |
| Domino (5) | 1972 | owned by Domino Containerships Ltd, managed by Wilson Line, 1978 sold to Ignazio Messina, Genoa renamed Jolly Nero. | 1,582 |
| Dorothea | 1942 | ex- Donna, 1969 purchased from Panama by Department of Trade & Industry, London, managed by Wilson Line and renamed Dorothea, 1970 renamed Miranda, 1981 sold to F. Oldham Ltd, London. | 1,462 |
| Ebro | 1920 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Yeoward Line, 1940 management transferred to Wilson Line, 18th Mar.1942 wrecked near Aberdeen. | 1,066 |
| Egholm | 1923 | ex-DFDS, 1943 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 25th Feb.1945 torpedoed and sunk by U.2322 off St. Abbs Head. | 1,317 |
| Ellind | 1896 | 1916 loaned to UK Government by Russian Government and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to J. Linde, Reval. | 2,826 |
| Empire Consistence | 1927 | ex- Ganter, 1945 war reparations from Argo Line, Bremen renamed Empire Consistence managed by Wilson Line, 1949 management transferred to Glen & Co., Glasgow. | 1,770 |
| Empire Convention | 1943 | ex- Heidberg, 1945 seized from August Bolten, Hamburg, renamed Empire Convention, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 allocated to USSR renamed Ernst Thaelmann. | 1,714 |
| Empire Factor | 1944 | managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Coe Line Ltd, London renamed Coe Jean. | 410 |
| Empire Flaminian | 1917 | ex- Flaminian, 1944 purchased from Ellerman Papayanni Line by MOWT, managed by Wilson Line renamed Empire Flaminian, 1950 scrapped. | 2,699 |
| Empire Gabon | 1944 | ex- Licentia, 1945 seized from J. Jost, Flensburg renamed Empire Gabon, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 allocated to USSR renamed Riazan. | 1,925 |
| Empire Gage | 1943 | ex- Santander, 1945 seized from Oldenburg-Portuguese Line renamed Empire Gage, managed by Wilson Line, 1945 chartered to Dutch Government renamed Arnhem (Arnheim ?). | 2,804 |
| Empire Haig | 1944 | managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Lamport & Holt Line renamed Dryden. | 9,923 |
| Empire Paragon | 1944 | managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to P & O Line renamed Pinjarra. | 9,892 |
| Empire Wansbeck | 1942 | ex- Linz, 1945 seized from German Navy renamed Empire Wansbeck, refitted as troopship and managed by Wilson Line, 1962 sold to Kavounides Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Esperos. | 3,562 |
| Ethelaida | 1891 | 1918 chartered by UK Government from Russian Government and managed by Wilson Line, 1923 returned to Baltic SS Co., Leningrad renamed Budeny. | 2,669 |
| Flora II | 1909 | ex- Flora (DFDS), 1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed Flora II and managed by Wilson Line, 2nd Aug.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.254 in North Atlantic. | 1,218 |
| Fort St. James | 1941 | 1942 managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Lambert Bros, London renamed Temple Bar. | 7,128 |
| Frigga | 1922 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 1,095 |
| General Suworow | 1888 | 1918 requisitioned by UK Government from Russian Government and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners and wrecked on Lofoten Islands. [originally Scottish Prince (1)] | 1,958 |
| Graf Schuwalow | 1889 | 1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London from Gebruder Seeberg, Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to owner renamed Turaida. | 1,863 |
| Graf Stroganoff | 1903 | 1918 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Northern SS Co., St. Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1920 returned to owners. | 2,871 |
| Hannover | 1899 | (ex-North German Lloyd) 1919 war reparations and managed by Wilson Line, 1921 resold to North German Lloyd. | 7,305 |
| Hebe | 1912 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1940 renamed Hebe II and chartered by France, renamed Sainte Sylvia, 1942 scuttled by Vichy French but salvaged and returned to Wilson Line management, renamed Hebe II, 1943 chartered by US Army, 1945 returned to DFDS renamed Hebe. | 957 |
| Hero (5) | 1972 | owned jointly by Domino Containerships and DFDS, managed by Wilson Line, 12th Nov.1977 sank in North Sea in bad weather. | 3,468 |
| Herold | 1906 | ex-German war reparations, 1920 management transferred from Ridley & Tully, Newcastle, 1921 sold to Byron SS Co., London renamed Maid of Athens. | 1,363 |
| Hindsholm | 1916 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 1,512 |
| Ibis | 1898 | 1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from West Russian SS Co., Petrograd, managed by Wilson Line, 12th May 1918 sank with all hands off Lizard Point after collision with s/s WHIMBREL. | 2,358 |
| Katie | 1899 | ex-German war reparations, 1918 managed by Wilson Line for the Shipping Controller, London, 1920 purchased by Wilson Line (see main fleet list) | 2,352 |
| Kildin | 1903 | 1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Russian Government, managed by Wilson Line, 1918 returned to Russia. | 1,219 |
| Kniaz Pojarsky | 1916 | 1919 managed by Wilson Line for the Russian Government, 1921 returned to Russia renamed Leitenant Schmidt. | 2,432 |
| La Plata | 1898 | (ex-Hamburg America Line), war reparations, 1920 management transferred from New Zealand Shipping Co., 1922 sold to Companhia Colonial de Nav., Lisbon renamed Guine. | 4,032 |
| Lech | 1934 | 1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co., Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 returned to owners. | 1,568 |
| Lublin | 1932 | 1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co., Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 returned to owners. | 1,409 |
| Lwow | 1932 | 1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co., Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 2nd Dec.1943 sunk by German air attack at Bari, Italy. | 1,409 |
| Marie Rose | 1901 | 1916 loaned to UK Government by Russian Government and managed by Wilson Line, 1923 returned to Russia renamed Rosa Luxemburg. | 3,126 |
| Miranda | see Dorothea. | ||
| Novorussia | 1904 | 1919 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller from the Russian Government, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to Anglo-Commercial Shipping Co., North Shields renamed Cromerton. | 3,542 |
| Odessa | 1888 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from DFDS, Libau by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1918 beached at Tetney after collision, total loss. | 1,679 |
| Rota | 1923 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 840 |
| Samark | 1943 | (Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission renamed John G. North. | 7,219 |
| Sambur | 1943 | (Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1944 renamed Samwharfe, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission renamed Dwight B. Heard. | 7,219 |
| Samdel | see Samore. | ||
| Samlouis | 1943 | (Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 sold to Alva SS Co., London renamed Coralstone. | 7,219 |
| Samore | 1943 | (Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1944 renamed Samdel, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission renamed Charles Devens. | 7,219 |
| Samsmola | 1944 | (Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission. | 7,219 |
| Samwharfe | see Sambur. | ||
| Schleswig | 1902 | (ex-North German Lloyd) 1919 war reparations and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to France. 1921 renamed General Duchesne. (picture) | 6,955 |
| Sibir | 1902 | 1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Northern SS Co., St. Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1920 returned to owners. | 2,907 |
| Sineus | 1892 | 1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London from G. W. Schroder, Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners. | 2,788 |
| Skjold | 1904 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 1,345 |
| Soroka | 1906 | 1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Archangel Mourman S.N. Co., Archangel, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to owners. | 1,630 |
| Svanholm | 1922 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 1,321 |
| Thyra II | 1922 | ex- Thyra (DFDS), 1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed Thyra II and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS renamed Thyra. | 1,088 |
| Tyr | 1890 | ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. | 754 |
| Umba | 1903 | 1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Archangel Mourman S.N. Co., Archangel, managed by Wilson Line, 30th Apr.1918 torpedoed and sunk in English Channel. | 2,042 |
| Zimorodok | 1906 | 1918 requisitioned by Shipping Controller from West Russian SS Co., St. Petersburg, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to Ornis SS Co., London. | 3,594 |