Aberdeen + Commonwealth line
Fact file
This fact file is a snapshot of the company between 1930
and 1945. Owners
George Thompson and Co Ltd (UK) Company flag Major routes (1930-45)
London - Tenerife - Cape Town - Sydney - Melbourne
Southampton - Port Said - Colombo - Sydney - Brisbane Southampton agent
White Star Line (later Cunard White Star) Ship colours
Green hull with buff coloured funnels. Timeline | 1825 | George Thompson set up the Aberdeen Line to operate timber and
passenger ships between Aberdeen (Scotland) and Canada | | 1842 | Sailings between London and Australia started | | 1905 | Company controlled by White Star Line and Shaw, Savill &
Albion | | 1933 | Takeover of the Australian Commonwealth shipping line led to
the creation of Aberdeen & Commonwealth line | | 1936 | Furness Withy and Co shipping group took over ownership of the
line | | 1938 | The Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line name disappeared | | 1957 | The last of the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line ships
(Largs Bay and Moreton Bay) were
scrapped. |
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